Social Worker

Position Summary

The Social Worker (LMSW) is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient’s resources and right to self-determination. The individual in this position has overall responsibility for to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable read admissions.

• Complex psycho-social transition planning assessment and reassessment and intervention
• Assistance with adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and referral as appropriate to local, state and /or federal agencies
• Care coordination
• Implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan
• Leading and/or facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences including Complex Case Review
• Other related job tasks or responsibilities as assigned
• Minimum Requirements Education: Licensed Master's of Social WorkLMSW required
• Preferred Requirements Experience: Two (2) years acute hospital experienceLicensure/Certification: LMSW. Must be currently licensed, certified or registered to practice profession as required by law or regulation in state of practice or policy. Active license for state(s) covered.Accredited Case Manager (ACM)

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