Social Worker

Coffee Regional Medical C; Douglas (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Coffee Regional Medical Center is seeking a Social Worker to provide direct and indirect care for patients, coordinate discharge planning, and support interdisciplinary teams in a hospital setting in Douglas, GA. The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, patient education, and collaboration across care disciplines.

Requirements include a Master’s degree in social work, strong communication skills, and the ability to maintain confidentiality while navigating healthcare systems and regulatory

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work.
• Minimum of three years in a broad range of human resources delivery management and practice.
• Two years relevant clinical experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid, insurance and regulatory guidelines (Rehab, Skilled) preferred.
• Effective communication skills.
• Working knowledge of DFCS system and APS.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes high risk criteria to assure timely identification of patients in need of social work services within 24 hours of patient admission.
• Completes targeted assessment to identify problem situations and develop plan of care.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to identify plan of care and outcomes.
• Provides discharge education and coordinates referral/authorization for entitlement programs.
• Communicates potential payer issues in a timely manner.

Skills

English literacy

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Attention to detail

Independent work

Light lifting

OSHA guidelines

Attendance

Education

Master’s in Social Work

Job description

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Social Worker

Care Management Full Time Douglas, GA, US

Coffee Regional Medical Center

Social Worker

POSITION SUMMARY

• The social worker is a master’s prepared practitioner who possesses a comprehensive knowledge base established within a sound social work framework. The social worker provides direct and indirect care to a specific patient population using advanced social work assessment and supportive and counseling intervention skills, specialty expertise and age-appropriate interventions to facilitate appropriate use of healthcare resources and adjustment to illness. The social worker manages patients across the health care continuum to achieve optimal clinical, financial, operational and satisfaction outcomes and facilitates timely discharge planning. The social worker promotes interdisciplinary collaboration in all aspects of work, promotes staff and patient education and supports research. The social worker identifies opportunity for process improvement in all aspects of work.
• Member of Ethics Committee.

OVERVIEW

• The evaluation is to assure individual performance, departmental goals and organizational goals are aligned. It is designed to support communication between the manager and the employee. Employee perception of their own performance is very important. To maximize the benefit of this process, both the manager and the employee participate in the evaluation process.

RATING SCALE DEFINITION

• Needs Improvement – Performance is consistently below requirements/expectations. Immediate improvement is necessary.
  • There are shortfalls in meeting the standard, criteria or objective.
  • The employee requires close supervision or step-by-step guidance for this task.
  • There is room for significant improvement before moving to the “meets expectation” level.
  • Employee may have work improvement plan in place for this standard or objective.
• Meets Expectations – Performance meets all established standards and sometimes exceeds them. Activities contribute to increased unit/department results. Employees consistently complete the work that is required and at times go beyond expectations.
  • Employee reached the expected level of performance.
  • Performance is solid, effective and consistently meets the standards as required by the job.
  • Performance is what can be expected of a fully qualified and experienced person.
  • Under normal supervision and follow-up, tasks are completed on schedule and in keeping with expected results.
  • Performance consistently surpasses all established standards.
  • Activities often contribute to improved or innovative work practices.
  • People often seek out the employee for assistance in this area.
  • Employee rarely requires supervision or follow-up.
• Not Applicable – Item does not apply to this job.

QUALIFICATIONS

A.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Reads and understands the English language.
• Ability to think critically and analytically with little or no supervision
• Ability to work effectively in situations of high stress and conflict and communicate goals and outcomes.
• Ability to process information and prioritize
• Possesses exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Possesses independent work habits, is self-reliant and self-directed
• Ability to learn, adapt, and change as required by the job functions
• Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality of material and information accessed and reviewed
• Ability to move freely, reach, bend, and complete light lifting
• Ability to use good body mechanics while performing daily job functions and ability to follow specific OSHA guidelines
• Ability to maintain attendance to meet standard job practices

B.Education

• Master’s degree in social work.

C.Licensure

D.Experience

• Minimum of three years in a broad range of human resources delivery management and practice.
• Recent clinical expertise in specific area (required for specialty clinical groups/clusters, preferred for others).
• Minimum two years relevant clinical experience preferred.
• Proven leadership and organizational skills preferred.
• Basic understanding of Medicare/Medicaid, insurance and regulatory guidelines (Rehab, Skilled) preferred.
• Possess the knowledge in medical and allied health sciences to apply criteria to the medical record with respect to patients needs for medical and health care.
• Be knowledgeable about medical terminology, levels of care, treatment modalities, and the present health care system, both hospital and community based.
• Effective communication skills.
• Working knowledge of DFCS system and APS.

E.Interpersonal skills

G.Essential physical requirements

• Sedentary: Exert up to 10 lb. of force occasionally and/or a minute amount frequently - greater than 75%

I.Essential sensory requirements

J.Other

• Proven leadership and organizational skills preferred.
• Basic understanding of Medicare/Medicaid, insurance and regulatory guidelines (Rehab, Skilled) preferred.
• Possess the knowledge in medical and allied health sciences to apply criteria to the medical record with respect to patients needs for medical and health care.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, levels of care, treatment modalities, and the present health care system, both hospital and community based.
• Effective communication skills.
• Working knowledge of DFCS system and APS.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

A.Exposure to hazards (body fluid exposure level)

B.Age of Patient Populations Served

• Infants 30 days - 1 year
• Children 1 - 12 years
• Adolescents 13 - 18 years
• Adults 19 - 70 years
• Geriatrics - 70+ years

JOB SPECIFIC DUTIES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

• Below are those tasks, duties, and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the position’s purpose and objectives. These are critical or fundamental to the performance of the position. They are the major functions for which the person in the position is held accountable. Following are the essential functions of the position, along with the corresponding performance standards.
  • Utilizes high risk criteria to assure timely identification of patients in need of social work services within 24 hours of patient admission
  • Completes targeted assessment to identify problem situations. Such assessment may include comprehensive psychosocial history, response to illness, belief and value system, financial status, developmental level, functional status and environmental issues
  • Formulates psychosocial assessment and develops plan of care with input from case management partners and the health care team; applies knowledge and skills necessary to assure plan is based on age-appropriate care. Monitors progress to plan and reassesses/revises as necessary
  • Assess and responds per legal requirements and hospital policy, to allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation, harm to self or others and questions of competency
  • Uses social work intervention/counseling strategies appropriate to the assessment/plan of care of client system to include: Stabilizing the patient/family/significant other to hospitalization Supporting coping mechanisms of patient/family/significant other to enhance ability to cope with illness, hospitalization, and the discharge plan Facilitating problem-solving with patient/family/significant to mobilize patient resources Providing crisis intervention Providing counseling intervention (individual, family, group) to facilitate adaptation to illness, hospitalization, and discharge.
  • Collaborates effectively with interdisciplinary team members to identify plan of care per LOS guidelines and evidenced based practice, including specific treatment goals and outcomes and consideration of efficacy, cost, safety and potential compliance
  • Identifies inpatient/community resources to meet current and continuing care needs and coordinates referrals/authorizations/services for timely, effective service delivery
  • Provides patient/family/significant other with education related to discharge options, admission criteria for services required, and application process for entitlement programs
  • Communicates potential payer issues in a timely manner.
  • Monitors patient progress: conducts ongoing assessment, reassessment to assure patient