Social Work Care Coordinator, Transplant / Lung department, Full-Time, Day Shift

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, University of Chicago Medicine, as a Social Work Care Coordinator in the Transplant / Lung department. This position is 100% onsite and requires you to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

About the role

The Social Work Care Coordination Adult Inpatient (SW CC), a licensed clinical social worker, plans and monitors consistent patient care delivery. Utilizing a clinical pathway or plan of care, the SW CC collaborates with the patient, family, care team, and multidisciplinary team members to assure safe, cost-effective, timely, and efficient care. The SW CC evaluates the appropriateness of care, facilitates mid-course care changes, supports and teaches the healthcare team, and coordinates the patient's care primarily during the inpatient phase of treatment.

Responsibilities

• Plans, monitors, and coordinates patient care in collaboration with the patient, family, care team, and multidisciplinary team.
• Identifies patient and family needs for consultation with other multidisciplinary specialists and ensures those needs are met.
• Plans and conducts or participates in patient care conferences.
• Assesses patient discharge needs and ensures completion of all discharge-related functions on a timely basis.
• Develops and implements a plan of care by actively participating in multidisciplinary rounds.
• Ensures patient and family educational needs are met.
• Provides consultation to staff in evaluating current patient status and plan for care.
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge in the area of clinical specialty and functions as a professional role model.
• Instructs patient and/or family on disease process and appropriate therapy.
• Provides or ensures patient needs are met in adapting to and coping with changing health status.
• Ensures comprehensive information necessary for documenting the patient's hospital course is available to all care team members and documents in the patient record as appropriate.
• Provides consultation in specialty area to patient care teams and multidisciplinary team members.
• Promotes, has knowledge of, and utilizes appropriate patient care protocols relating to the physical, psychosocial, and developmental needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Serves as a patient advocate for healthcare issues.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work from a School of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• Previous clinical social work experience in a healthcare setting of at least one year.
• Knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan.
• Current state of Illinois Social Work License (LCSW preferred, LSW required) or must be eligible for licensure. Must secure license within probationary period.

Schedule

• Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Job Type/FTE: 1.0 (Full-time)

Pay

The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position, based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and current market data. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications, experience, and organizational considerations, such as internal equity.

Benefits

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