Case Manager – Social Work, Discharge & Care Coordination

UNM Hospital; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Job summary

UNM Hospital in Albuquerque seeks a qualified Social Worker to manage the psychosocial aspects of patient care across age groups and coordinate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure timely discharge and optimal outcomes.

You will conduct high-risk screenings, perform assessments, and provide resource referrals while adhering to hospital policies and patient safety standards. Start with a foundation in social work and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other professionals.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work or related field.
• NM LMSW or LPC or LCSW credential required.
• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days.
• Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo.

Responsibilities

• PATIENT CENTERED MED - Adhere to and promote the core expectations of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice as applicable
• IDENTIFICATION - Identify appropriate patients within designated specialty area requiring patient case management interventions by utilizing established procedures including census review, risk screens, and referral
• CASE MANAGEMENT - Provide case management and discharge planning services in a timely and cost-effective manner to include patient assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation
• ASSESSMENT - Complete psychosocial assessment of identified patients whose medical status, recovery, or timely discharge may be impeded by inadequate social, environmental, or economic conditions, by inadequate funding sources, and/or by impaired emotional or cognitive status including decisional incapacity
• ASSESSMENT - Assess patient level of functioning, including developmental, physical, environmental, cognitive, behavioral, psychological, economic, social, cultural and spiritual factors
• PATIENT ASSISTANCE - Provide assistance to facilitate patient recovery, discharge and/or management of an acute, chronic or terminal illness or condition; assistance may include education, community referrals, advocacy, and mediation with patients and families to assist in adjustment to changes in health status and functioning expediting timely discharge to an appropriate level of care
• OUTCOMES - Identify patients with a history of medical non-compliance, high resource utilization and poor outcomes; monitor patient outcomes, re-evaluate plans of care to accommodate changes in treatment or progress
• GOALS & OBJECTIVES - Assist in resolution of identified barriers and develop alternative goals and objectives with patients and family members
• DOCUMENTATION - Document assessment data, patient problems, interventions taken to achieve outcomes and evaluation of patient progress toward targeted outcomes
• LIAISON - Serve as UNMHSC liaison to state protection agencies for all reports and/or concerns of patient abuse, neglect or exploitation
• LEGAL COORDINATION - Coordinate with UNMHSC Office of Legal Counsel regarding matters involving treatment guardianship and/or other legal issues
• COMMUNICATION - Use effective communication strategies with patients, families, physicians, nurses, allied professionals and others to achieve desired patient outcomes and patient satisfaction
• CARE COORDINATION - Coordinate multidisciplinary care planning, including patient care conferences as appropriate to facilitate resolution of treatment decisions and timely discharge planning
• RELATIONS - Develop and maintain positive relationships with community agencies and third party payor sources
• EDUCATION - Contribute to education of physicians, nurses, allied health professionals and students
• RESOURCE - Acts as resource to professional colleagues; provide staff training, development and consultation as appropriate
• DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
• PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may \"not seem right\"
• LIVING DONOR ADVOCATE - Promote, protect, represent, and advocate for the rights of potential living kidney donors throughout all phases of the transplant process
• LIVING DONOR ADVOCATE - Respect donor's decision and ensure that decision is voluntary, informed and free of coercion
• LIVING DONOR ADVOCATE - Maintain confidentiality and ensure donor has an understanding of the \"Opt-Out\" process
• LIVING DONOR ADVOCATE - Assist the living donor in obtaining and understanding information regarding the following: evaluation and consent process, surgical procedure, risk and benefit of donation, financial aspects of living donation, options available to the recipient other than live donor kidney transplantation, short and long term consequences of kidney donation and the need for long term follow up post donation

Skills

Bilingual English/Keres

Education

Master's Degree

Education specialization: Related Discipline

Job description

UNM Hospital in Albuquerque seeks a qualified Social Worker to manage the psychosocial aspects of patient care across age groups and coordinate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure timely discharge and optimal outcomes.

You will conduct high-risk screenings, perform assessments, and provide resource referrals while adhering to hospital policies and patient safety standards. Start with a foundation in social work and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other professionals.