Oncology Social Worker- JNE

Health Partners Plans; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Partners Plans in Philadelphia seeks a hospital-based Social Worker to assess and support patients and families coping with illness and discharge planning. This role collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to arrange safe transitions to post-acute care.

The ideal candidate holds an MSW and has 2+ years of hospital social work experience, with strong communication skills and knowledge of insurance regulations. On-site role with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from an accredited program.
• Minimum 2 years hospital-based social work experience.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes, and insurance regulations.
• Ability to coordinate discharge planning with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess and enhance patients' and families' ability to cope with illness and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to establish discharge plans.
• Provide psychosocial counseling and crisis interventions.
• Advocate for patients to obtain necessary services.
• Coordinate and document discharge planning and post-acute care arrangements.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Discharge planning

Patient counseling

Education

MSW degree

Job description

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

Provides social work services, assesses and enhances the patient's/family's/significant other's ability to cope with physical, emotional and environmental problems related to illness/convalescence and discharge plan. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan for the patient.

Job Description

Summary

Provides social work services, assesses and enhances the patient's/family's/significant other's ability to cope with physical, emotional and environmental problems related to illness/convalescence and discharge plan. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan for the patient.

Job Duties

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.(Do not delete, move or over-write this statement)
• Conducts psychosocial assessment/reassignment of patients/significant others relating to the social, emotional and cognitive capabilities of patients in relationship to their illness and health maintenance needs.
• Develops and implements a plan of intervention that addresses identified needs related to needs/problems identified during assessment.Collaborated with the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate discharge planningProvides counseling for patient/family/significant others to assist with coping with new diagnoses, chronic illness and palliative or terminal care
• Advocates on behalf of the patients/families to enable them to obtain necessary services.
• Serves as a resource and provides counseling and intervention related to treatment decisions and end of life care issues.
• Refers patient/significant other to community based services/resources to meet patient's continuum of care needs.
• Coordinates team and/or family conferences when necessary to facilitate patient's care progression.
• Provides psychosocial counseling and crisis interventions to patients/significant others with needs. Provides interventions in cases involving child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, elder abuse and institutional abuse. Provides intervention in cases involving guardianship, foster care, adoption, psychiatric assessment and placement, Advance Directives (Center City), trauma and substance abuse.
• Facilitates completion of all placement related documentation in nursing home grants, applications, etc. Completes referrals to options programs where appropriate.
• Documents in accordance with hospital and departmental requirements.
• Works with Case Managers in providing discharge planning services per departmental policies and procedures in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family.
• Identifies patients and locates family and/or next of kin.
• Educates patients/significant others on the process for obtaining health insurance. Provides appropriate documents/information to apply for welfare insurance.
• When necessary, initiates medical assistance application in a timely manner (Center City) or ensure medical assistance application has been initiated by identified external agencies (excludes Center City). Follows up with identified external service regarding application.
• Provides psychosocial assessment and intervention as well as documents in the electronic medical record updates throughout patient's hospitalization, discharge planning process and relevant post-acute care
• Supervises field placement of MSW students.
• When appropriate, refer case to the Placement Official Social Worker to assist in obtaining placement for the patient's discharge (Center City and Abington/Lansdale).
• Precept and mentor new staff members to their role and department.
• Facilitates and coordinates discharge plans for patient identified to leave on the weekend, including homecare/hospice services; transportation; post-acute facility placements
• Perform assessments and develops relevant interventions specifically for trauma patients (Abington)
• Obtains relevant post-acute authorizations
• Manages Livanta appeal determinations and if necessary address alternate discharge plans
• Provides updates to post-acute facility liaisons regarding possible weekend discharges
• Reviews discharge orders to determine which patients can be transitioned to the next level of care that day (JNE)
• Assist with completing relevant 302 paperwork, when necessary
• Documents updates for the week day staff per department procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree Graduate from an accredited Masters of Social Work program required. Masters of Social Work required.
• 2 years hospital based social work experience.
• Knowledge of: Medical terminology and disease process; Community resources; Insurance regulations and requirements
• Skill in: Work with multidisciplinary teams, outside resources, patients/families/significant others
• Ability to: Establish an appropriate plan to safely discharge patients to the next level of care

Additional Qualifications

Physical Demands Lift and car