Lsw Jobs in Chicago, IL

About The Position

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work from a school of Social Work accredited by CSWE.
• Illinois licensure as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW).
• Strong interpersonal skills to affect positive outcomes.
• Organizational skills to prioritize and manage an appropriate patient caseload while performing Social Worker functions.
• Self-direction in daily work.
• Analytical skills to independently collect, analyze, and interpret data; resolve problems requiring innovative solutions; and negotiate in sensitive situations.

Responsibilities

• Meet with patients and families to conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments and develop mutually agreed-upon intervention plans.
• Provide psychosocial interventions addressing illness, disability, treatment decisions, adjustment to hospitalization, coping with post-hospital care, insurance and payment concerns, psychiatric symptoms, chemical dependency, family relationships, and conflict resolution.
• Assess outpatient living environments and support systems to help prevent crises or hospitalization.
• Provide crisis intervention and protective services for vulnerable people, including older adults, people with impaired mental status, and suspected victims of abuse, neglect, assault, or domestic violence.
• Address guardianship and protective-service needs for patients with significant mental-status impairment, unsafe living environments, or homelessness.
• Coordinate discharge planning, placement, resource utilization, and skilled home health care; identify post-hospital needs early and facilitate timely discharge to an appropriate setting.
• Conduct initial screening of new patients for medical necessity, funding source, and potential social work or discharge-planning needs.
• Serve as a point person for discharge planning, maintaining communication and collaborative decision-making among patients, families, physicians, payers, and the healthcare team.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds, case conferences, and other collaborative forums; coordinate action plans to resolve discharge barriers and delays.
• Meet with patients and families to assess needs and preferences and develop home health care plans in collaboration with physicians; maintain consensus among relevant parties.
• Consult with or refer to appropriate disciplines and departments to expedite discharge planning.
• Connect patients and families with community resources and advocate for access to needed information, resources, and services.
• Facilitate review of high-risk cases by the Office of General Counsel and Risk Management, inform healthcare team members of needed interventions, and coordinate interventions.
• Educate patients and families to promote wellness and increase understanding of the healthcare system.
• Apply utilization-management knowledge, including level-of-care assignment, payer communication, and benefit authorization as applicable.
• Participate in clinical performance improvement activities and assist with collection and reporting of financial indicators, including length of stay, avoidable days, resource utilization, and discharge barriers.
• Use financial, clinical, quality, and patient-satisfaction data to guide decisions and performance-improvement strategies for assigned patients or units.
• Complete weekly clinical supervision with an LCSW if a new graduate, until at least 3,000 supervised hours are fulfilled.
• Maintain professional development and Social Work continuing education requirements through workshops, conferences, and in-services.
• Comply with hospital confidentiality policies, HIPAA requirements, and Personal Rules of Conduct.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• Lifecycle benefits
• A wide range of benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection from unexpected life events