Social Worker (LSW) - Float, Full-Time, Days

Responsibilities

• Pychosocial Assessment and Intervention
• Recommends a plan of intervention based on patient needs, preference and mutually established goals.
• Provides psychosocial interventions which include reactions to illness and disability, especially the chronically and terminally ill.
• Facilitation of informed decision making [including advanced directives] and development of treatment and intervention plans.
• Adjustment to the hospital setting and compliance with treatment plan.
• Adjustment and coping with post hospital care needs and linkage to community resources.
• Gynecological and obstetrical related issues including teen pregnancy, parenting issues, adoption planning, infant developmental problems, drug exposed neonate, fetal death, unplanned pregnancy, pregnancy termination, and other care as needed.
• Issues related to insurance coverage and payment.
• Psychiatric symptoms and chemical dependency.
• Conflict resolution.
• Family and personal relationship that impact the plan of care and discharge plans.
• Performs assessments of the physical environment and adequacy of support systems for outpatients to prevent a crisis and/or hospitalization.
• Provides crisis intervention and/or Protective Services for the elderly without support systems, with impaired mental status and/or victims of suspected abuse/neglect, as well as victims of suspected sexual/physical assault (includes rape and molestation), victims of suspected child abuse or neglect, or victims of domestic violence.
• Manages Discharge Planning through Placement Coordination, Resource Utilization, and Coordination of Skilled Home Health Care.
• Actively participates in the stages of discharge planning and ensures that the plan of care is coordinated, facilitated and effectively communicated to the physicians, healthcare team, patient and family.
• Provides patient and family education that promotes wellness and increases knowledge of the health care system.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the utilization management process which includes level of care assignment, communication with payors and benefit authorization for applicable situations.
• Assists in the collection and reporting of financial indicators including LOS, avoidable days, resource utilization, and discharge barriers. Uses data to drive decisions and plan/implement performance improvement strategies related for assigned patients/units, including financial, clinical, quality and patient satisfaction data.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Social Work from a school of Social Work accredited by CSWE.
• Licensed Social Worker, LSW.

Additional Information

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.