Compassionate LCSW & Care Coordination Advocate

100 LCMC Health; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health in Louisiana seeks a licensed clinical social worker to join East Jefferson General Hospital as a patient advocate and care management partner. You will assess psychosocial needs, counsel patients and families, and support discharge planning for complex medical cases.

Responsibilities include collaborating with the interdisciplinary team, identifying barriers to care, facilitating community resources, and educating patients on rights and advance directives while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed through the Louisiana State Board of Social Worker Examiners.

Responsibilities

• Assess everyday psychosocial needs through intensive interviewing of patient and family.
• Confer with interdisciplinary team and review medical records.
• Identify barriers and plan interventions to improve discharge outcomes.
• Provide crisis intervention and supportive counseling.
• Refer patients/families to community resources and facilitate family meetings.
• Counsel patients/families on rights and advance directives.

Skills

Empathy

Counseling

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Care coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Job description

LCMC Health in Louisiana seeks a licensed clinical social worker to join East Jefferson General Hospital as a patient advocate and care management partner. You will assess psychosocial needs, counsel patients and families, and support discharge planning for complex medical cases.

Responsibilities include collaborating with the interdisciplinary team, identifying barriers to care, facilitating community resources, and educating patients on rights and advance directives while maintaining