Social Worker

Job Summary

Your future role at a glance
Location: Tulsa, OK
Facility: Ascension St. John Medical Center
Department: Case Management
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 8am-430pm, some weekends may be required
Sign-On Bonus: Up to $5,000

About the Role

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity
Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together.

What You'll Make an Impact In

• Reduce Readmissions & Ensure Safety: Oversee complex discharge plans, ensuring patients have crucial resources at home, such as housing, follow-up care, and medications. They tackle non-medical issues and address the root causes: referred to as Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)—like food insecurity, housing instability, and financial challenges that affect patients' ability to heal and adhere to treatment
• Provide Emotional Support: Deliver vital mental health counseling, offer crisis intervention, and connect patients to behavioral health services.
• P Provide Advocacy & Resource Expertise: Serve as a strong advocate for patients and families, coordinating various community resources to improve the patient's overall well-being post-discharge.

Minimum Requirements

• Licensure / Certification / Registration: Certified Case Manager credentialed from the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) preferred. ACM also accepted.
• Certified Social Worker preferred.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Social Work required.
• Work Experience: 3 years of experience preferred.

Additional Preferences

• Masters Degree in Social Work;
• LCSW or LMSW;
• Hospital Discharge Planning Experience preferred;
• Clinical Social Work experience strongly preferred;
• Supervision available.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal employment opportunity employer
Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Fraud Prevention Notice

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