Social Services - Social Worker/Discharge Planner - Case Management

Job Description

Provides supportive advocacy to patients and their families as part of an interdisciplinary health care team to overcome barriers to progression-of-care and facilitate a safe and coordinated discharge to the community. Services may include parenting issues, substance abuse, stress management, adjustment to illness, trauma and bereavement, geriatric depression, and other mental health or emotional difficulties that impede the patient’s progression of care.

Education

• Social Worker: Required - Bachelor's Degree in Social Work; Preferred - Master's Degree in Social Work
• Discharge Planner: Required - Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Experience

• Social Worker: No Prior Experience Required
• Discharge Planner: No Prior Experience Required

Skills

• Recent work experience in health care preferred
• Good communication skills – Ability to communicate effectively in written format and/or oral presentations
• Strong analytical & problem solving skills; semi-independent in decision making
• Ability to maintain organization in a changing environment
• Exhibit initiative, responsibility & flexibility
• Must be able to initiate and understand research related to projects
• Learn and appropriately utilize all required computer applications, including but not limited to E-mail, Windows-based or Microsoft programs
• Ability to write effective documentation for processes and procedures
• Ability to make routine decisions in accordance with departmental policies and procedures
• Appropriate assessment skills

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Social Worker: License in Social work preferred; Eligible to sit for, and successfully pass the test of certification as a certified Case Manager (CCM) or Accredited Care Manager (ACM) preferred
• Discharge Planner: N/A