Social Worker LMSW

Baptist • Collierville, TN

12d

About The Position

Manages care for a specific group of patients and facilitates their safe movement through the continuum of care. Ensures optimal resource utilization, service delivery, and compliance with external review agencies and local, state, and federal requirements. Services include psychosocial assessments, developing and coordinating discharge plans to ensure continuity of care, supportive counseling, and crisis intervention to enhance patients’ coping and functioning abilities. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master of Social Work degree.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to identify and coordinate appropriate community resources.
• Ability to work with people from all social, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• LCSW.
• Two years of clinical experience as a social worker in a medical or clinical setting.
• LMSW, ACM, or CCM.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive psychosocial assessments when triggered to identify patient health goals and coordinate services with the RN Case Manager for an effective transition plan; meet directly with patients and families on an ongoing basis as identified.
• Identify patient and family needs related to social and psychosocial issues.
• Develop, coordinate, implement, and revise care plans based on discharge planning assessments to support transition management, continuity of care, length of stay, discharge delays, cost reduction, and patient self-management.
• Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary team members to facilitate care and help meet discharge goals.
• Complete assigned goals.
• Provide supportive counseling to individuals, families, and groups to address identified concerns and improve understanding of coping with and adjusting to illness or hospitalization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time