Care Coord, Social Worker MSW - PD

Description

The Social Worker/Care Coordinator facilitates and coordinates services for patients through the continuum of care, ensuring quality care in the most cost-efficient manner on assigned units or teams. They assist patients and their families in understanding illness and disabilities, resolving personal, financial, and environmental difficulties, making appropriate referrals, and arranging for discharge plans.

• Performs timely new admission screening and interviews with patients and families to assess and evaluate patient’s social, psychological, and environmental situations.
• Reviews patient information obtained from physicians, staff, and medical records to determine patient’s needs.
• Provides social work services in accordance with assessment and diagnosis.
• Conducts individual/group treatment and information sessions for patients and families with personal and environmental difficulties interfering with obtaining maximum benefits from medical/psychiatric care.
• Directs patients and families to appropriate community agencies and resources for financial assistance, counseling, rehabilitation, auxiliary care, and long-term care via written and oral communication.
• Conducts complex discharge planning for patients with serious disabilities or illnesses, assessing needs for more specialized care, and arranging placement in other health care facilities, rehabilitation centers, or extended care facilities as needed.
• Includes but is not limited to obtaining and processing all necessary information to submit EARC-PAS to above mentioned facilities.
• Arranges ambulance transportation as needed for patients prior to discharge or transfer to another facility.
• Participates as an active, informative, and cooperative team member of the healthcare staff by attending discharge rounds for case finding/follow-up and participating in the discharge plan while acting as an advocate for the patient.
• Arranges family meetings to assist in discharge planning as indicated.
• Legibly documents social work assessment and interventions in a timely manner in patient’s medical records according to department policy.
• Attends daily discharge rounds and weekly interdisciplinary rounds on respective units.
• Contributes any new-found resources and knowledge with fellow social workers.
• Affords assistance in Quality Improvement projects specific to the department.
• Maintains and manages Transfer database requirements for statistical analysis of data.
• Maintains a knowledge of resources available in the community for patients and their families.
• Contacts proper agency for suspected child abuse, elder abuse, and domestic violence referrals.
• Arranges hemodialysis for new and existing hemodialysis patients.
• Provides copy IM letter to patients with 48 hours of discharge.
• Refers patients to financial counselors if indicated.
• Affords acceptance and completion of additional responsibilities as directed.

  Education Qualifications

  • MSW Required
  • Compliance with continuing education requirements as mandated by the State Licensing Board Required

  Experience Qualifications

  • 1-3 years 1-3 years experience in hospital health care setting Required

  Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

  • Analytical and problem-solving skills along with excellent verbal and written communication skills

  Licenses and Certifications

  • Valid New Jersey Social Work License (LSW)
  • BCLS - Basic Life Support
  • American Heart Association BCLS - Basic Life Support

  Pay Range

  $35.00 / HR

  About the Role

  This position plays a critical role in the holistic care provided at Holy Name, focusing on both medical and social aspects of patient care.

  Responsibilities

  See above under "What You Will Do."

  Requirements

  See above under "Education Qualifications," "Experience Qualifications," "Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities," and "Licenses and Certifications."

  Qualifications

  See above under "Education Qualifications," "Experience Qualifications," "Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities," and "Licenses and Certifications."

  Skills

  See above under "Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities."

  Benefits

  See above under "Pay Range" and "About the Role."

  Pay

  $35.00 / HR

  Schedule

  N/A