Social Worker MSW - FT

Vitruvian Health•Dalton, GA

About The Position

The Master’s-prepared social worker provides the professional social work component of Case Management services. Case Management in hospital and health care 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 respecting the patient’s right to self-determination. The role works in an 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 discharge to the appropriate level of care. The position requires a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and evening hours as needed, and work under stressful conditions with possible exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work.
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.
Critical thinking and analytical skills.
Ability to build positive working relationships with the interdisciplinary team.
Ability to communicate with multiple organizational levels, government agencies, and post-acute providers.
Ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patients’ age-appropriate needs.
Ability to advocate and negotiate patient and family assessed needs with relevant providers and insurance companies.
Ability to teach and mentor social workers with a bachelor’s degree.
Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include weekends, holidays, and evening hours.
Ability to stand and walk for extensive periods; corrected vision and hearing within the normal range.
Ability to work under stressful conditions and with possible exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Provide the professional social work component of Case Management services.
Facilitate communication and coordinate resources to support care across the continuum.
Support achievement of optimal health, access to care, and appropriate resource utilization while respecting patient self-determination.
Travel to physicians’ offices to obtain orders when needed to expedite patient discharge to the appropriate level of care.
Advocate and negotiate patient and family assessed needs with Durable Medical Equipment and Home Health Care agencies, Nursing Facilities, and insurance companies.
Teach and mentor social workers with a bachelor’s degree.
Make arrangements for patients by telephone and obtain Medicare certification for patients going to Nursing Homes.