BA Social Worker - Utilization Review - Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital - Part Time - Day Shift

sharp; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare in San Diego is seeking a dedicated social work professional to provide discharge planning support, psychosocial assessment, and care coordination for patients. You will conduct intake calls, assess patient needs for appropriate programs, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure smooth transitions.

The role emphasizes patient advocacy, privacy, and adherence to regulatory standards, with a focus on comprehensive discharge planning and community referrals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or other behavioral health related field.
• AHA BLS for Healthcare Professionals (AHA BLS Healthcare) is REQUIRED.
• Good customer service skills and experience working with diverse population.

Responsibilities

• Document discharge planning and progress toward goals.
• Conduct intake calls and assess patients for appropriate programs.
• Communicate with multidisciplinary team regarding patient status and follow-up.
• Assist with discharge planning and referrals to community resources.
• Support crisis intervention and de-escalation as needed.
• Facilitate timely discharge of patients and coordinate care transitions.

Skills

Communication

Crisis intervention

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Patient advocacy

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related field

Job description

Hours :

• Shift Start Time: 7:30 AM
• Shift End Time: 4 PM
• AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift
• Weekend Requirements: No Weekends
• On-Call Required: No
• Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $32.730 - $40.910 - $45.810

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant's years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

To provide documentation for discharge planning, psychosocial, treatment plan, UR review, and care coordination for patients. Intake phone calls and assessment patient for appropriate programs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or other behavioral health related field.
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Hospital experience.
• Case management experience.

Essential Functions

Communication

• Documents all discharge planning and progress towards goals.
• Consult with team members in development of discharge plans.
• Maintains ongoing communication with multidisciplinary team members regarding patient status and follow-up.
• Attends rounds in major practice areas.
• Documents consultation, recommendations, interventions and treatment plans.
• Communicates needs for patient care conferences.

Community Resource

• Refers to internal resources of hospital that can assist patients and families.
• Refers basic community resources.
• Assist with discharge planning for patient and family.
• Provides referrals for ongoing assistance to patient/family.

Consultation and Support

• Consults and intervenes in crisis situations.
• Assists staff in de-escalating volatile situation.
• Participate in critical incident debriefings.

Customer Service

• Assist Clinical staff with locating Community Resources.
• Assist with referrals to patient's family for ongoing assistance after leaving program.
• Assist with facilitating a timely discharge of patients.

Patient Advocate

• Reports all mandatory protective concerns such as Elder Abuse, Child Abuse and Domestic Violence ad required by law.
• Protects patient privacy by maintaining confidentiality.
• Keeps current with regulatory and legal requirements regarding patient privacy and confidentiality standards.
• Identifies bio-ethical dilemmas and initiates appropriate response.
• Assess discharge plan (may complete psychosocial assessments as appropriate per scope of practice and program). Identifies the key clinical issues such as grief and loss, adjustment to illness, psychiatric concerns with attention paid to the developmental milestones and life transitions that can impact functioning.

Patient Care

• Practices appropriate boundary setting with clients.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity.
• Effective at crisis intervention and problem solving techniques and is a resource to others in these areas.
• Seeks resources when faced with unusual or new situations.
• Evaluates patient/family response to interventions.
• Revises care provided to patients/families.
• Orient patients, initiate, and support admissions process per policy and or department guidelines.
• Complete Utilization Review for admitting and ongoing treatment for patients. Document authorizations in electronic health record and per policy or department guideline.

Staff Training

• Adequately orient new employees of rules and responsibilities.
• Evaluate abilities and efficiency.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Good customer service skills and experience working with diverse population.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class