Social Worker MSW

Vitruvian Health•Dalton, GA

11d

About The Position

The Master’s-prepared Social Worker provides the professional social work component of Case Management services. Case Management in hospital and healthcare systems is a collaborative practice model involving patients, nurses, social workers, physicians, other practitioners, caregivers, and the community. The process encompasses communication and facilitates care along a continuum through effective resource coordination. Its goals include achieving optimal health, access to care, and appropriate resource utilization while balancing the patient’s right to self-determination. The position works in a typical acute healthcare setting with patients and families experiencing a wide range of medical and surgical problems. It may involve travel to physicians’ offices to obtain orders and expedite patient discharge to the appropriate level of care. The role requires a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and evening hours as needed.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work required.
Minimum graduate-level internship in a medical setting.
Highly motivated and self-directed, with a demonstrated understanding of acute care case management issues.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong listening skills.
Strong critical-thinking and analytical skills.
Ability to build positive working relationships with the interdisciplinary team.
Ability to communicate with multiple organizational levels, including managers, physicians, clinical and support staff, government agencies, and post-acute providers.
Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes weekends, holidays, and evening hours as needed.
Ability to stand and walk for extensive periods.
Corrected vision and hearing within the normal range.
Ability to work under stressful conditions and exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.

Nice To Haves

Relevant certification or progress toward relevant certification preferred.
Georgia licensure preferred.
Three years of acute care experience in a social worker role preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide the professional social work component of Case Management services.
Coordinate communication and facilitate care across the continuum through effective resource coordination.
Support optimal health, access to care, and appropriate utilization of resources while respecting patient self-determination.
Advocate for and negotiate patient and family needs with Durable Medical Equipment and Home Health Care agencies, nursing facilities, and insurance companies.
Obtain and interpret information about patients’ age-appropriate needs.
Travel to physicians’ offices to obtain orders when needed to expedite discharge to the appropriate level of care.
Arrange services for patients and obtain Medicare certification for patients going to nursing homes.
Teach and mentor social workers with a bachelor’s degree.