Social Worker

CommonSpirit Health•Kearney, NE

22d•Onsite

About The Position

Established by the Sisters of the St. Francis in 1924, CHI Health Good Samaritan is a 268-bed regional referral center in Kearney, Neb. At CHI Health Good Samaritan, you’ll find an advanced level trauma center that also offers AirCare emergency helicopter transport and an ambulance program providing long distance and local 911 service. Among our many other services are cardiac care including open-heart surgery, a level II neonatal intensive care unit, a nationally accredited cancer center, comprehensive neurosurgery, advanced orthopedic program, and inpatient and outpatient mental health services at our free-standing Richard Young Behavioral Health facility. As our Social Worker, you will collaborate with the Registered Nurse Manager for timely discharge planning, assessing psychosocial impacts of illness, and providing direct patient services utilizing community resources. Every day you will perform psychosocial assessments, discharge planning/coordination, community referrals, crisis intervention, and supportive counseling. You'll play an integral role in the Multi-disciplinary Team, managing patient services, determining abuse/neglect referrals, coordinating care for psychiatric patients, ensuring safe discharges, and educating doctoral residents. To be successful in this role, you will ideally have experience in a medical setting, with Medicare/Medicaid populations, and in patient education. You will demonstrate strong assessment, planning, and advocacy skills within a team-based setting. Assesses, develops, implements and monitors a comprehensive plan of care through an interdisciplinary team process in conjunction with the patient and family in internal and external settings. Comprehensively assesses patient’s goals as well as their biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, and discharge planning needs and financial status. Works collaboratively with care partners to develop appropriate discharge plan and ensure indicated referrals are completed in a timely manner. Procures services and serves as advocate on behalf of patients and families for scarce resources. Acts as a liaison to post hospital care provider and community health resources. Education patients, families, and medical staff regarding available resources and guidelines associated in accessing resources. Provide applications as needed for these resources.

Requirements

Certified Social Worker (CSW) in Nebraska upon hire
Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Social Work (BSW), with the intention of entering into a master's degree program in Social Work (MSW)
Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association upon hire

Nice To Haves

Experience in a medical setting
Experience with Medicare/Medicaid populations
Experience in patient education
Strong assessment skills
Strong planning skills
Strong advocacy skills within a team-based setting

Responsibilities

Perform psychosocial assessments
Discharge planning/coordination
Community referrals
Crisis intervention
Supportive counseling
Manage patient services
Determine abuse/neglect referrals
Coordinate care for psychiatric patients
Ensure safe discharges
Educate doctoral residents
Assess, develop, implement and monitor a comprehensive plan of care through an interdisciplinary team process in conjunction with the patient and family in internal and external settings
Comprehensively assess patient’s goals as well as their biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, and discharge planning needs and financial status
Work collaboratively with care partners to develop appropriate discharge plan and ensure indicated referrals are completed in a timely manner
Procure services and serve as advocate on behalf of patients and families for scarce resources
Act as a liaison to post hospital care provider and community health resources
Educate patients, families, and medical staff regarding available resources and guidelines associated in accessing resources
Provide applications as needed for these resources