Social Worker - Case Management - Weekend Option

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.

About the Role

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, five ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned numerous honors for workplace excellence, including being named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work five times, one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, and one of the Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes.

Benefits

Benefits include medical, vision, dental, retirement with employer match and more (20+ hours/week). For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's Degree in Social Work
• PREFERRED: Master's Degree in Social Work
• 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

• 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