Social Worker II

Embark on a rewarding career with Saint Vincent Hospital. If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.

About the Organization

Saint Vincent Hospital has been providing high-quality healthcare to Worcester and the surrounding communities for more than 125 years. We believe you should have access to the treatments you need without having to travel far from home. We are proud to have been the first hospital in central Massachusetts to offer robotically assisted surgical procedures and minimally invasive, computer-assisted joint replacements. Some of our distinctions include designations as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Services, Bariatric Surgery, and both Knee and Hip Replacement. We continue to be leaders in advanced treatments like CyberKnife Radiosurgery, and our Cardiac Rehabilitation Program offers a unique, specialized approach to overcoming heart health challenges. Healthgrades awarded Saint Vincent Hospital #1 in Cardiology in the state and one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention in 2023 and 2024, placing us in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for coronary intervention.

About the Role

The Social Worker is responsible for facilitating care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care, and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient’s resources and right to self-determination. This position has overall responsibility for assessing the patient for transition needs, including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. The role involves conducting complex psycho-social assessments and interventions to promote timely throughput, safe discharge, and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services, including:

• Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention, and patient satisfaction
• Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of care
• Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards, and Tenet policy
• Education provided to physicians, patients, families, and caregivers
• Leading a population of patients by service line and/or leading the team by being a resource to Tenet performance standards

Responsibilities

• Complex psycho-social transition planning assessment, reassessment, and intervention
• Assistance with adoptions, abuse, and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention, and referral as appropriate to local, state, and/or federal agencies
• Care coordination and implementation or oversight of the transition plan
• Leading and/or facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences, including Complex Case Review, and making appropriate referrals to other departments
• Communicating with patients and families about the plan of care
• Collaborating with physicians, office staff, and ancillary departments
• Ensuring patient education is completed to support post-acute needs
• Timely, complete, and concise documentation in the Case Management system
• Maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information
• Performs related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Master's of Social Work (MSW)
• Must be currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice as required by law or regulation in the state of practice or policy
• Active license for state(s) covered

Qualifications

Preferred:

• 2 years of acute hospital experience
• Accredited Case Manager (ACM) certification

Benefits

The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status.

Pay

$23.47 - $35.21 hourly. Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience.