Social Worker - Emergency Department, Full Time, Day

Rochester Regional Health • Muscatine, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Social Worker in the Emergency Department, you play an important and trusted role in the lives of patients and their families, serving as an integral part of their care and recovery. This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week on a Monday-Friday day schedule.

Requirements

• For those hired on or before December 31, 2023, a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related degree is required.
• For those hired on or after January 1, 2024, a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work is required.
• Official transcript from accredited school or letter emailed directly from the school’s registrar’s office confirming program completion will be accepted upon graduation.
• Primary source education verification required within 90 days of start date.
• BS: Social Work (Required)
• S - Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Nice To Haves

• One (1) year of experience in a healthcare setting preferred
• Compassionate, warm and patient focused
• Exceptional documentation and planning skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Determine patient needs through rounds, chart review, patient/family interviews and team conferences.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary and agency case conferences.
• Work with care managers to advocate for patient/family to obtain approval for insurance coverage.
• Manage referrals related to patients at risk and determine appropriate intervention strategies and document as implemented.
• Ensure that inappropriate referrals are channeled correctly and documented.
• Coordinate assessments and develop care plan in accordance with accepted social work policy.
• Implement plan of intervention preparatory to discharge or initiate continued care plan.
• Assesses patient needs and determines mode of intervention.
• Interviews patients and/or families and records psychosocial assessments in accordance with the social work documentation policy.
• Evaluates patients for the appropriate level of care.
• Works with care manager, acts as intermediary, with Health Care Insurance providers (ex. HMO’s, private insurance, Medicare), advocating for patient/family, to obtain approval for coverage.
• Involves patient/family in the treatment planning process.
• Executes plan of discharge/continued care which is mutually agreeable to patient/family.
• Notifies involved parties (ex., doctor, family, patient, facility) concerning the discharge, within 24 hours of receipt of discharge authorization.
• Requests needed paperwork from nursing/doctor other disciplines.
• Arranges for transportation of patient where needed in accordance with hospital procedure.
• Acts as liaison with the community and as a referral source.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Rochester Regional Health is an integrated health services organization serving the people of Western New York, the Finger Lakes, St. Lawrence County, and beyond. The system includes nine hospitals; primary and specialty practices, rehabilitation centers, ambulatory campuses and immediate care facilities; innovative senior services, facilities and independent housing; a wide range of behavioral health services; and Rochester Regional Health Laboratories and ACM Global Laboratories, a global leader in patient and clinical trials. It’s vision is to lead the evolution of healthcare to enable every member of the communities it serves to enjoy a better, healthier life.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees