Social Worker

Tampa General Hospital; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Social Worker to provide comprehensive social work services, assist with discharge planning, and coordinate resources for patients and families. The role emphasizes optimizing treatment benefits, coping with medical conditions, and ensuring smooth transitions after hospitalization.

The position requires a Master’s Degree in Social Work and involves collaborating with care teams to support treatment plans, payer communications, and post-acute referrals."

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the discharge planning process for all patients.
• Evaluates psychosocial aspects of illness and supports patients and families to optimize care.
• Maintains knowledge of local/state/federal services for patient resources and referrals.
• Collaborates with HIM and Patient Accounts to ensure accurate data entry in information systems/databases.
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounds or huddles to review discharge plans and status.

Education

Master's Degree Social Work

Job description

Job Description

Social Worker (260002KN)

Provides social work services to patients and families to optimize their ability to benefit from treatment, cope with the realities of their medical condition and participate in their care. Uses their understanding of medical conditions, insurance coverage and how physical/psychosocial injury may affect the patient once a patient leaves the medical setting to plan and initiate an individualized discharge plan. Provides clinical information to payers and/or post-acute providers in order to obtain authorization for hospitalized patients. Develops and maintains current knowledge of and liaisons with local, state and federal services that may provide resources to patients and families. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital.

Essential Functions

• Coordinates the discharge planning process for all patients.
• Evaluates the psychosocial concomitants of illness and trauma and provides social work services to patients and families to optimize their ability to benefit from treatment, cope with the realities of their medical condition and participate in their care.
• Develops and maintains current knowledge of and liaisons with local, state and federal services that may provide education and resources to patients and families.
• Supports the efforts of HIM and Patient Accounts by ensuring timely, accurate, and complete data entry in multiple information systems/databases.
• Ensures understanding through collaboration with Care Coordinator Physician Services/Interdisciplinary team for review of multidisciplinary plan of care in patient chart (estimated LOS, tentative discharge date, assessed needs for discharge and plan discussed with patient/family). Ensures attendance at Multidisciplinary Rounds or Huddles and reports on discharge plan status.
• Monitors progress toward the goals of the social work/discharge plan of care and revises it in response to changes in patient needs and condition. Assesses any potential obstacles to discharge (clinical, social, support, home environment) and escalates through appropriate channels to resolution.
• Ensures post discharge continuing care plan is transferred to the next level of care and remains compliant with documentation policies.
• Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital.

Qualifications

Education

• Master's Degree Social Work

Work Experience and Additional Information

None listed.