Social Worker MSW PRN

Job Summary and Qualifications

This is a PRN Day shift position at Rapides Regional Medical Center. The Social Worker (MSW) is responsible for non-clinical, biopsychosocial assessments and interventions for inpatient floors and the outpatient emergency department. The MSW performs crisis intervention, patient/family interventions, high-risk screening, focused emotional support, and referrals for financial assistance or other identified resource needs. The MSW assists in post-acute care placement on all discharges, primarily with those patients identified with post-discharge behavioral health and patient assistance/resource needs.

What You Will Do in This Role

• 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 barriers.
• Maintain a thorough working knowledge of the rules of Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer regulations and processes.
• Possess a thorough understanding of managed-care concepts and length-of-stay management relating to patient and organizational fiscal responsibility.
• Perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate discharge plans for high-risk patients with discharge planning or psychosocial needs.
• Cook up meetings between the care team and patients/families/caregivers.
• Aid patients and families in making difficult decisions while honoring their preferences and values.
• Engage in consultation, discharge planning, education, counseling, advocacy, and information referrals to meet the emotional, social, and financial aspects of care.
• Provide emotional support to patients and family members during complex and/or emotionally charged issues, such as end-of-life, terminal illness notifications, death notification (with physician), and crisis interventions.

Qualifications You Will Need

• Masters Degree in Social Work required (LCSW)
• Clinical Social Worker, or (LMSW/RCSW-I) Licensed Master Social Worker/Reg Clin SW-Intern in current state
• Minimum of 1+ years experience as a Social Worker in an acute care setting
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred
• Certification in Social Work preferred

Benefits

Rapides Regional 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. Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts.