Inpatient Medical Social Worker

125 Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation; Street (MD); Hybrid; USD 42.000 - 63.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Advocate Christ Medical Center, part of Advocate Health, is seeking a Medical Social Worker to provide comprehensive psychosocial assessment, care planning, and discharge coordination for adult oncology patients. The role emphasizes collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe transitions and access to post-acute services, while advocating for patients and families.

Required credentials include IL-licensed eligible LSW; MSW from an accredited school; 2 years post-licensure hospital

Qualifikationen

• MSW from an accredited school.
• 2 years of clinical hospital experience post licensure preferred.
• IL locations require LSW eligibility; LCSW preferred.
• Epic, Excel, Teams experience mentioned in job requirements.

Aufgaben

• Provide comprehensive social work services, including assessments, care planning, interventions, and discharge coordination.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, timely care transitions and access to services.
• Educate and advocate for patients and families, addressing end-of-life planning, abuse, and social needs.
• Manage care progression to optimize outcomes and reduce readmissions.
• Maintain documentation and compliance with regulations while supporting staff training.

Kenntnisse

LSW Eligible

Epic experience

Excel proficiency

Teams experience

Ausbildung

MSW degree

Tools

Epic EMR

Excel

Teams

Jobbeschreibung

Department

37300 Advocate Christ Medical Center - Administration: Cancer Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hours Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: Monday - Friday 8a-4:30p Pay Range: $30.70 - $46.05

Where You Will Work:

Advocate Christ Medical Center is a prominent non-profit teaching hospital located in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Advocate Christ Medical Center serves as a major referral hospital in the Midwest for several specialties, including cardiovascular services; heart, lung and kidney transplantation; neurosciences; oncology; orthopedics; and women's health. The hospital provides emergency care for more than 100,000 patient visits annually and has one of the busiest Level I trauma centers in Illinois, serving southern portions of Chicago and Cook County, all of Will County and regions as far south as Kankakee, Illinois, west to Morris, Illinois and east to Northwest Indiana. Numerous national organizations have recognized Advocate Christ Medical Center for the safe and quality care we provide.

We're Looking For:

• Licensure or Certifications
• License/Registration/Certification: IL locations-LSW Eligible, LCSW preferred issued by the State of Illinois
• Education/Experience: Masters of Social Work services from an accredited school
• Years of Experience: 2 years of experience in a clinical, hospital setting post licensure preferred.
• Epic, Excel, Teams experience

As a Medical Social Worker, you will:

• Provide comprehensive social work services, including assessments, care planning, interventions, and discharge coordination, to meet patients' psychosocial needs.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, timely care transitions and access to services such as post-acute care, mental health support, and community resources.
• Educates and advocates for patients and families, connects them with appropriate services, and addresses issues like end-of-life planning, abuse, and social needs.
• Manages care progression to optimize outcomes, reduce readmissions, and ensure appropriate levels of care.
• Maintain documentation, compliance with regulations, and professional standards, while supporting staff training and continuing education.

This role works with adult oncology patients.

What You'll Do:

Schedule: Full time, 40 hours a week, Monday - Friday 0800- 4:30, able to work one day (T, W or Th) a week remote after 90 days

Your feedback matters. Every teammate's voice is vital in shaping our culture and improving care. We value your insights and experiences because they help us grow stronger together.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

This position requires travel, therefore, will be exposed to weather and road conditions. Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job. Exposed to a normal office environment. Exposed to patient care environment. May be exposed to hazardous materials and life-threatening diseases, therefore team members must abide by personal protective equipment as ordered. Weekend, holidays, and evening coverage per site requirement. Position requires sitting, standing, speaking, reading/writing, and walking throughout the workday. Fast paced work environment with established time constraints per site.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

• Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Benefits and more
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits. This is Transformation One shared purpose brought us together. Now, as one of the 10 largest not-for-profit, integrated health systems in the United States, our combined strength and stability drives us forward. Starting with You Caring for nearly 3 million people has inspired a transformation. One in which the patient's experience guides our vision and empowers us to offer new possibilities in our communities. Reshaping Access What is access? It's offering more sites of care than any other health system in the Midwest. But there's a new frontier. Access is exploring the latest technologies to deliver care to patients exactly where they are and exactly when they need it Inspiring Professionals With our dynamically inclusive workforce and strong connections to the places where we live and work, we'll touch more lives and contribute to stronger and more vibrant communities. Transforming Care We're redefining the standard for care with world-class doctors and caregivers, innovative solutions, outstanding outcomes, and leading-edge research and clinical trials. Combined, Advocate and Aurora are recognized for clinical excellence in: Cardiovascular Care Neurosciences Gynecology Oncology Pediatrics Primary Care Neurology Geriatrics Trauma Care