Social Worker (SW) - Case Management
About The Position
The Social Worker performs psychosocial assessments and develops plans to address patients’ complex social issues, including arranging post-discharge services. Under the general direction of the Social Work Manager/LCSW, the role delivers age-appropriate social work care to patients and caregivers in accordance with hospital policies and procedures and state and federal regulations. The Social Worker II is an integral member of the healthcare team, providing assessment, coordination, treatment planning, information and referral to community resources, and other services for patients and families in hospital and clinic settings. The MSW is expected to seek supervision from a Licensed Clinical Social Worker as needed. The Patient Medical Record and HPF are the primary information systems. The role includes counseling and interventions for individuals and families, including crisis intervention, grief and bereavement counseling, problem solving, stress reduction, coping strategies, and support with disease acceptance and understanding. The Social Worker develops and implements individual plans of treatment to help patients and families cope with or restore social, emotional, financial, and environmental factors affected by illness.
Requirements
- California LCSW license.
- Excellent verbal, written, and computer skills.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Knowledge of internal policies and state and federal regulations related to discharge planning and social services.
- Obtain 5150 certification within 90 days of the position’s inception date and maintain it at all times.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of hospital or healthcare experience.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ complex social issues and develop and revise plans that consider spiritual and cultural values and developmental stages.
- Assist with adoption, abuse, and neglect cases, including reporting and referrals to appropriate state and federal agencies.
- Participate in weekly Complex Case Review meetings and daily patient care conferences.
- Coordinate and arrange post-discharge services, including referrals to community providers and resources for ongoing counseling or continued care.
- Keep Case Managers and providers informed of variances to patients’ post-discharge plans.
- Maintain knowledge of internal policies, community resources, and state and federal regulatory requirements related to discharge planning and social services.
- Attend the hospital workshop led by the Director of Case Management or designee on the Tenet Case Management Program, discharge planning arrangements, and related topics.
- Provide psychodynamic and crisis interventions, grief and bereavement counseling, problem solving, stress reduction, and healthy coping-strategy development in individual, family, or group settings.
- Provide counseling to support disease acceptance and understanding.
- Develop and implement individual plans of treatment to help patients and families cope with or restore social, emotional, financial, and environmental factors affected by illness.
- Complete psychosocial assessments.
- Coordinate external community and government resources to help patients and families develop short- and long-term care plans as appropriate.
- Collaborate with other disciplines to assess, plan, and provide services using biopsychosocial information.
- Assist patients and families with care planning and discharge plans.
- Maintain an updated list of post-discharge care providers and communicate with those providers.
- Monitor and provide reports to the DCM and hospital leadership as requested.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
- Paid time off.
- Career development and continuing education opportunities.
- Health savings accounts and healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Employee discount program.
- Voluntary pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare, and auto and home insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
