Social Worker MSW, Case Management

RWJBarnabas Health•Rahway, NJ

42d•$40 - $52•Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Social Worker provides direct clinical social work services to patients and their families in an interdisciplinary team approach. The Licensed Social Worker collaborates with members of the healthcare team to facilitate the progression of the patient's treatment and discharge plan. This role incorporates assessments, care coordination, and education of the patient/caregiver/healthcare team to reach appropriate goals from hospitalization and post-hospitalization care.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work (M.S.W.) from an accredited School of Social Work
New Jersey State Social Work Licensure (L.S.W. or L.C.S.W.)

Nice To Haves

Three or more years of Social Work experience in a healthcare-related setting
Epic experience
Case Management experience

Responsibilities

Completes initial SW assessment on cases referred in electronic medical records
Interviews patients/families to obtain psychosocial information relevant to medical problems and for discharge planning
Interprets psychosocial situations in relationship to medical condition/hospitalization
Counsels patients/families in regard to adjustment to illness and developing short and long-term goals
Coordinates individual/family conferences in relationship to developing discharge plans and supportive counseling during hospitalization
Communicates and coordinates with the multidisciplinary team for the purpose of developing discharge plans during team meetings
Communicates with CM on cases
Communicates and educates the team on the bio psychosocial needs of patients to accomplish the goals and objectives of the hospital for effective patient care
Provides ongoing written documentation in patient's electronic record of social work activity
Demonstrates knowledge of the growth/development needs of patients/families in the geriatric and adult age levels as reflected in daily activities/responses to patient needs
Coordinates/schedules transportation
Provides linkage to community agencies for patients/families for specific service
Provides information/referral for outpatients in ER and other disciplines
Provides education, information and referrals to various community agencies for services
Completes Level 1 PASRR screen, EARC-PAS
Provides information/education on advance directive and POLST
Daily Rounding on specific medical units for discharge planning
Submits data for CCDA
Provides education to patient/family on insurance coverage as it relates to hospitalization and discharge planning
Demonstrates knowledge of cultural competency in working with patient/families and team members
Advocates for patients when working with insurance companies and other agencies
Monitors for abuse/neglect for all patient populations
Provides supervision to staff in complex cases requiring a greater degree of professional knowledge
Provides supervision to beginning level social workers and students in the social work department
Provides assistance to department manager in developing programs for other hospital personnel through formal/informal instruction
Develops and collects data on quality monitoring activity
Provides supervision and training for high school students in specific programs
Cross trained for other hospital areas