Social Service Worker

43000 Intermountain Medical Holdings Nevada Inc; United States; On-site; USD 41,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Las Vegas, NV is seeking a Social Services Worker to gather psychosocial information and coordinate care with patients, families, providers, and payers. The role operates under direct clinical supervision to support cost-conscious, high-quality patient care.

The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm, with a 40-hour workweek. Requires a Bachelor's degree, current state licensure, and basic computer skills for documentation and communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• Current state licensure as a Social Services Worker.
• Computer skills (email, word processing, and spreadsheets).

Responsibilities

• Gather psycho-social information for patients and caregivers.
• Educate, communicate, and coordinate with multiple patient care teams and outside agencies.
• Act as an advocate for patients and families with multidisciplinary care teams.
• May provide intake, crisis intervention, and referrals to treatment and resources.
• Coordinate discharge planning and screen for patient needs.

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Care coordination

Advocacy

Crisis intervention

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description: Gather psychosocial information to participate in the development and implementation of a plan of care that provides extraordinary care for the patient while being sensitive to costs and resources. Work collaboratively with patients, patients' family/significant other, healthcare providers, insurers, community resources, and other involved parties. The SSW will execute these duties under direct clinical supervision.

Job Essentials

• Organize and prioritize daily work by reviewing new, current, and discharging patient needs in area(s) of responsibility.
• Complete documentation as required.
• Gather psycho-social information for patients and caregivers.
• Educate, communicate, and coordinate with multiple patient care teams and outside agencies as necessary to ensure the patient receives quality care, a timely intake and discharge, and to identify and resolve delays and issues.
• Acts as an advocate on behalf of patients and families, where appropriate, to ensure effective communication with multidisciplinary care team, outside agencies and other resources as necessary.
• May provide initial intake, crisis intervention, and adjustment to illness counselingservices as well as appropriate referrals to treatment and/or resources.
• May identify patients at risk for potential avoidable delays, extended stay, readmission, financial or complex discharge needs.
• Coordinate with care providers and leaders to reach optimal solutions.
• May maintain an active role in denial prevention.
• Proactively intervene with payers to prevent inpatient denials.
• Communicate any necessary information to payers to help appeal existing denials.
• May coordinate the discharge planning process from patient admission to departure.
• Screen for and identify patient needs, develop a discharge plan, and coordinate with internal and external services for care during and after the hospital stay.
• Provide support and education to patients, families and staff members on Advance Directives.

Benefits Eligible: Yes

FTE: Full time

Shift: 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• Current state licensure as a Social Services Worker.
• Computer skills (email, word processing, and spreadsheets).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with in a healthcare setting.
• Hearing/Listening, Manual Dexterity, Seeing, Sitting, Speaking.

Location: Badura Clinic

Work City: Las Vegas

Work State: Nevada

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $29.43 - $45.39

We care about your well-being — mind, body, and spirit — which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.

Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

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