Social Worker

CommonSpirit Health; Kearney (NE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Education Assistance

Job summary

CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, NE is seeking a Social Worker to collaborate with the Registered Nurse Manager for timely discharge planning, assess psychosocial impacts of illness, and provide direct patient services using community resources.

Daily you will perform psychosocial assessments, discharge coordination, community referrals, crisis intervention, and supportive counseling as part of the Multi-disciplinary Team.

Qualifications

• Certified Social Worker (CSW) in Nebraska upon hire.
• BSW with the intention to enter an MSW program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess and monitor a comprehensive plan of care through an interdisciplinary team with the patient and family.
• Comprehensively assess goals and biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, and discharge needs.
• Collaborate to develop discharge plans and ensure indicated referrals are completed timely.
• Procure services and advocate for scarce resources for patients and families.
• Act as liaison to post-hospital care providers and community health resources.
• Educate patients, families, and medical staff about resources and assist with applications.

Skills

Psychosocial assessment

Discharge planning

Advocacy

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work (BSW)

Intention to pursue MSW program

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Social Worker, you will collaborate with the Registered Nurse Manager for timely discharge planning, assessing psychosocial impacts of illness, and providing direct patient services utilizing community resources.

Every day you will perform psychosocial assessments, discharge planning/coordination, community referrals, crisis intervention, and supportive counseling. You'll play an integral role in the Multi-disciplinary Team, managing patient services, determining abuse/neglect referrals, coordinating care for psychiatric patients, ensuring safe discharges, and educating doctoral residents.

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have experience in a medical setting, with Medicare/Medicaid populations, and in patient education. You will demonstrate strong assessment, planning, and advocacy skills within a team-based setting.

• Assesses, develops, implements and monitors a comprehensive plan of care through an interdisciplinary team process in conjunction with the patient and family in internal and external settings.
• Comprehensively assesses patient’s goals as well as their biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, and discharge planning needs and financial status.
• Works collaboratively with care partners to develop appropriate discharge plan and ensure indicated referrals are completed in a timely manner.
• Procures services and serves as advocate on behalf of patients and families for scarce resources.
• Acts as a liaison to post hospital care provider and community health resources.
• Education patients, families, and medical staff regarding available resources and guidelines associated in accessing resources. Provide applications as needed for these resources.

We are offering a Sign-on Bonus and Education Assistance to new hires that meet eligibility requirements.

Job Requirements

• Certified Social Worker (CSW) in Nebraska upon hire
• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Social Work (BSW), with the intention of entering into a master's degree program in Social Work (MSW)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association upon hire

Where You'll Work

Established by the Sisters of the St. Francis in 1924, CHI Health Good Samaritan is a 268-bed regional referral center in Kearney, Neb. At CHI Health Good Samaritan, you'll find an advanced level trauma center that also offers AirCare emergency helicopter transport and an ambulance program providing long distance and local 911 service. Among our many other services are cardiac care including open-heart surgery, a level II neonatal intensive care unit, a nationally accredited cancer center, comprehensive neurosurgery, advanced orthopedic program, and inpatient and outpatient mental health services at our free-standing Richard Young Behavioral Health facility.