Social Worker LMSW

Baptist • Collierville, TN

2d

About The Position

Manages care for a specific group of patients and facilitates their safe movement through the continuum of care. The role supports appropriate use of resources, 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. The Social Worker also performs other duties as assigned.

The position works with patients, families, physicians, the RN Case Manager, and the multidisciplinary team to assess psychosocial needs, coordinate services, and develop, implement, and revise care plans that support effective transitions and patient self-management.

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 of 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 licensure or certification.

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 social or psychosocial issues that need to be addressed.
• Build on the discharge-planning assessment to develop, coordinate, implement, and revise care plans that support transition management and continuity of care, address length of stay and discharge delays, reduce costs, and promote patient self-management.
• Collaborate with the physician and all members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate care and help meet discharge goals.
• Complete assigned goals.
• Provide supportive counseling to individuals, families, and groups to address identified concerns and enhance understanding of coping with and adjusting to illness or hospitalization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time