Social Worker BSW
About the role
At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family!
Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with RN case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and other staff members to proactively identify and address patient needs.
- Identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery, including financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, and spiritual issues.
- Perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate discharge plans for high-risk patients with discharge planning or psychosocial needs.
- Obtain input from the RN case manager to ensure the discharge plan is appropriate and aligns with the patient care plan.
- Reassess and modify the patient discharge plan as needed, in conjunction with the clinical team.
- Participate in the interdisciplinary care planning process and perform proactive discharge planning.
- Provide education to patients and caregivers regarding community resources and post-acute level of care criteria, benefits, and coverage.
- Coordinate and facilitate meetings between the care team and patients/families/caregivers.
- Assist patients and families in making difficult decisions while honoring their preferences and values.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor's Degree in Social Work (BSW) or a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW).
- Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW/RCSW-I).
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Benefits
Wesley Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Note
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location. For more information, please visit Wesley Medical Center's Benefits Page.
Company Information
Wesley Medical Center is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and has been an HCA Healthcare hospital since 1985. Our physicians treat more than 24,000 patients annually, making Wesley Medical Center the most preferred hospital in Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Additionally, our obstetricians and childbirth staff deliver more than 6,000 babies each year, more than any hospital in a 13-state region. Home to Wesley Children's Hospital, the region's first and Wichita's only children's hospital, we care for children in a unique space designed specially for kids and their families. And as a Level I Trauma Center and the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Kansas, we are prepared to treat any medical emergency, any time of day.
About HCA Healthcare
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.