Hospital Social Work Case Manager

112 North Carolina Baptist Hospital; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 43,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Case Manager with a Master’s degree in Social Work to provide discharge planning and psychosocial care coordination at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The role emphasizes assessing needs, developing treatment plans, and coordinating referrals within a multidisciplinary team.

Licensure or provisional status is desirable, ACM-SW certification preferred, with 40 hours per week on a full-time basis. 12-hour shifts are typical, and benefits are available.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates competence related to age and developmentally appropriate care.
• Establishes positive work relationships and works to reduce work place conflict.
• Demonstrates ability to work in fast paced environment with multiple interruptions.
• Embraces change in rapidly changing health care environment.
• Social work experience in a healthcare setting desirable.

Responsibilities

• Identifies patients who would benefit from Case Management interventions based on an initial screening assessment of discharge needs.
• Assesses all relevant data and obtains information by interviewing patient/family and performing objective evaluation of patient needs.
• Completes psychosocial assessments in accordance with departmental and professional standards to identify emotional, social and environmental needs related to diagnosis, illnesses, treatment and life situations.
• Formulates, develops and implements a psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate social work modalities and interventions, which may include crisis intervention, individual and family therapies, and grief and bereavement counseling.
• Initiates appropriate internal and external referrals specific to individual patient needs.
• Maintains current knowledge of available federal, state, and local regulations.
• Advocates for unmet needs on behalf of patients.
• Participates in the development of a discharge plan in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to drive patient progression through the continuum of care.
• Maintains current knowledge and awareness of payer and reimbursement practices impacting the plan of care.
• Coordinates patient and family care conferences as needed.
• Identifies barriers to efficient and effective management of patient care and seeks strategies to eliminate the barriers.
• Documents in the Electronic Medical Record in accordance with departmental reporting standards.
• Maintains working knowledge of payer and reimbursement practices impacting the plan of care. Demonstrates the ability to guide the patient and family through an evaluation of their options for post discharge care.

Skills

Age-appropriate care

Positive relationships

Fast-paced environment

Adaptability

Healthcare social work experience

Education

MSW CSWE-accredited

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a Case Manager with a Master’s degree in Social Work to provide discharge planning and psychosocial care coordination at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The role emphasizes assessing needs, developing treatment plans, and coordinating referrals within a multidisciplinary team.

Licensure or provisional status is desirable, ACM-SW certification preferred, with 40 hours per week on a full-time basis. 12-hour shifts are typical, and benefits are available.