Social Worker Care Manager (Msw)

BPN Staffing Solutions offers all qualified Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals opportunities that fit their needs and desires. We offer travel contracts, local contracts, and PRN opportunities for Healthcare Professionals in the Carolinas and throughout the nation! We are here to make working easy!

Primary Function/General Purpose of PositionThe Social Worker, Care Management is responsible for providing clinical supervision to peers, Social Workers, and students. This role provides appropriate interventions and discharge planning services to patients and families and facilitates a smooth transition for the patient throughout the continuum of care by accessing hospital, community and governmental resources.

MSW and LCSW candidates highly preferred*

Unit Details:

Shift Monday-Friday 8a-4:30p with one weekend per month required

MSW required - LMSW preferred

Min. one year acute care hospital discharge planning experience required

3 Years discharge planning preferred

EPIC, CarePort Parachute experience preferred

Essential Job Functions

Assesses constantly for best resource allocation with patient management activities both in hospital and community systems to advocate for cost containment without jeopardizing patient quality efforts.

Completes initial and ongoing assessment of the patient and family's response to the diagnosis, living environment and discharge planning needs; Identifies and reports appropriate discharge barriers and avoidable days to promote resolution.

Provides assessment for the source and significance of social, psychological, environmental, emotional, and economic factors that may contribute to the health and response to treatment of both inpatients of all ages and documents appropriately in the medical record.

Coordinates patient and family interventions with attending physician, patient, family, Care Managers, and other staff; Develops treatment plan based on the assessment and mutually agreed upon goals with the patient, family and physician.

Develops a plan of intervention, which is integrated with the interdisciplinary treatment team to establish continuum of care in congruence with ethical and legal considerations; Advocates, mediates, and negotiates a cohesive plan for maintaining or improving social supports and patient safety. Provides supervision for other Social Workers and students as appropriate

Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and actions in relation to the intended goals of the discharge plan; Revises intervention strategies and discharge plan as necessary; Identify barriers in service delivery systems and advocate for change; Evaluate patient outcomes and participate in process improvement.

Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to enhance quality of care and efficiency: Works collaboratively with the health care team to facilitate the plan of care for inpatients and outpatients, as appropriate.

Ensures chart documentation consistently meets the department and hospital standards for accountability and confidentiality; Recognizes legal responsibilities and identifies area of concern to Risk Management and Legal Services; Maintains current knowledge and is familiar with federal and state regulatory guidelines, institutional policies, and payer source policies; Documents interventions timely

Attends appropriate clinical and professional organizations, workshops and meetings, Stays abreast of community resources available to facilitate safe patient transitions of care, Remains current on clinical advancements related to primary patient population, Proactively seeks to understand areas/roles outside of immediate area or role within department.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Licensing/Certification

BLS Basic Life Support – American Heart Association (preferred)

Certification or active licensure in field of study as required by state and federal law (preferred)

Case Management Certification preferred (ACM, CCM, or ANCC) (preferred upon hire, required within 3 years of hire)

Education

Bachelor of Social Work (required)

Master’s degree in Social Work or healthcare related field (preferred)

Work Experience

1 year of experience in clinical setting, experience with Casework principles, including diagnosis, assessment, crisis intervention, and treatment planning.

Experience with Techniques in individual and family supportive counseling and knowledge of community resources, public assistance systems, Medicare or Medicaid (required)

1 year of experience in an acute care clinical setting (preferred)

**Please note that pay rates are subject to change based on Facility/Contractor need. Please contact us ASAP if you are interested in this position at the current pay rate.