Licensed Clinical Social Worker

St Anthony North Hospital; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster, CO seeks a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to coordinate post-discharge plans with Case Managers and ECIN. You will manage discharge processes, advocate for patients, and coordinate referrals to community resources for seamless transitions of care.

Responsibilities include assessing needs, facilitating referrals, and coordinating with the interdisciplinary team to develop individualized care plans and support families through medical changes.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work required.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential required.
• Knowledge of community resources used for discharge planning, hospital operations; strong communication/presentation skills.
• Knowledge of third party payment systems, Medicare/Medicaid programs.
• Maintains current knowledge base of community services through continuing education.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients' physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs and ensures appropriate referrals.
• Facilitates discharge planning with patients, families, and treatment teams; documents actions.

Skills

Communication skills

Advocacy

Team collaboration

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Licensed Clinical Social Worker, you will coordinate and implement post-discharge plans in close coordination with Case Managers, utilizing the Extended Care Information Network (ECIN).
Every day you will manage patient discharge processes, provide essential advocacy for patients, and facilitate referrals to critical community resources, ensuring seamless transitions of care and comprehensive support.
To be successful in this role, you will be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with expertise in discharge planning and community resource navigation. Your strong organizational skills, ability to utilize ECIN, and commitment to patient advocacy are essential for effective care coordination.

• Assesses patient's physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of records, and interfacing with interdisciplinary team and caregivers to ensure appropriate referrals.
• Facilitates discharge planning working with patient, families, and treatment team making any needed referrals/arrangements and documenting actions.
• Assesses patient/family emotional, social, and financial needs and assists in setting up community resources to meet these needs.
• Assesses/reassesses patient's clinical and psychosocial status, premorbid status, community services utilized, and diagnosis and treatment plan per Case Management referral.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to develop and implement holistic, individualized plan of care.
• Provides support to patients and families who are having difficulty coping effectively with changing medical conditions.

Job Requirements

Required

• Master's Degree Soical work
  
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  
• Knowledge of community resources used for discharge planning, hospital operations, excellent communication/presentation skills
• Knowledge of third party payment systems, Medicare/Medicaid programs
  
• Maintains current knowledge base of community services through continuing education

Where You'll Work

For more than 50 years, St. Anthony North Hospital has delivered optimal health care to the communities of Westminster, Erie, Brighton, Broomfield, Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60,000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics, ambulatory surgery center, birthing center with private birthing suites, Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services, over 150 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging services. In 2023, we received our prestigious Magnet designation! We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement, which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the United States. Built on the pillars of convenience, wellness and person-centered care, we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site, with an emphasis on preventive health, wellness and health education.