Social Worker BSW

Eastern-Idaho-Regional-Medical-Center; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 34,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time off programs

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Social Worker (BSW) at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center to evaluate psychosocial needs and coordinate community resources for identified patient populations.

You will implement timely discharge plans, liaise between patients and post-acute providers, and support cross-functional teams to ensure smooth transitions across care settings.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 7 days of employment start date.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) required.
• No travel required.
• No experience required (entry level).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the care team to identify patient needs and coordinate discharge plans.
• Address barriers to discharge including financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, and spiritual factors.
• Assess high-risk patients and develop appropriate discharge plans.
• Coordinate with RN case managers to align discharge with patient care plans.
• Participate in interdisciplinary care planning and proactive discharge planning.
• Educate patients and families about community resources, post-acute care, and coverage.

Skills

Patient care coordination

Discharge planning

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

LBSW Licensed Social Worker

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: 24.63 - 34.48 / hour

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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Social Worker BSW with Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Social Worker (BSW) is responsible for promoting patient-centered care by evaluating psychosocial needs and providing community service coordination for identified patient populations. As a member of a multidisciplinary health team, the BSW acts as a liaison between the patient and community resources/post-acute care providers. The BSW creates and facilitates the timely implementation of discharge plans and arranges post-acute interventions identified in the plan of care. The BSW facilitates patient movement across the continuum of care. The scope of this role includes primarily Med/Surg units.

What you will do in this role:

• You will work collaboratively with RN case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and other staff members to proactively identify and address patient needs.


• You will identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery. These barriers include financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, and spiritual.


• You will perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate discharge plans for high-risk patients with discharge planning or psychosocial needs.


• You will obtain input from the RN case manager to ensure the discharge plan is appropriate and aligns with the patient care plan. You will reassess and modify the patient discharge plan as needed, in conjunction with the clinical team.


• You will participate in the interdisciplinary care planning process and perform proactive discharge planning.


• You will provide education to patients and caregivers regarding community resources and post-acute level of care criteria, benefits, and coverage.


• You will coordinate and facilitate meetings between the care team and patients/families/caregivers. You will assist patients and families in making difficult decisions while honoring their preferences and values.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 7 days of employment start date


• Bachelors Degree


• (LBSW) Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker


• No Travel Required


• No experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services


• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services


• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence


• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling


• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing


• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC) is a full-service hospital with 318+ patient beds. Our hospital is the largest medical facility in the region. We serve southeast Idaho, western Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, and parts of Montana. Our facility has an ER, a Level II Trauma Center, a Level 1 ICU (one of two in Idaho), and the only Burn Center in the state of Idaho. We have the region’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for critically ill children. Our 74-bed Behavioral Health Center offers inpatient and outpatient mental health care for adolescents and adults.

We are part of the HCA Healthcare network - which includes more than 300 affiliate facilities across the country – offering our colleagues the opportunity for travel and relocation. HCA Healthcare and EIRMC are all about caring for people. This care extends to patients, families, and colleagues.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

\"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.\"
- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Social Worker BSW opening.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.