Social Worker Case Manager

Inova Health System; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Education assistance

Student loan assistance

Mental health support

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Inova Fairfax Cancer Center is seeking an Experienced Social Worker Case Manager to join the Case Management Team to support Pediatric patients. This full-time role is Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm, with no evenings or weekends.

The role involves assessing biopsychosocial needs, coordinating discharge planning, and advocating for patient/family access to services, while collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team in Northern Virginia.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work required.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in clinical care or clinical case management.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required at start.

Responsibilities

• Participates in assessment of patients' biopsychosocial needs and communicates care plans.
• Ensures options to support transition and continuity of care are communicated and documented.
• Assesses psychosocial risk factors and intervenes regarding emotional, social and financial consequences.
• Provides discharge planning and coordinates referrals to clinics, home health, hospice, and post-acute services.
• Collaborates with the care team and families in discharge planning and post-discharge needs.

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Job description

Inova Fairfax Cancer Center is looking for a dedicated Experienced Social Worker Case Manager to join the Case Management Team to support Pediatric patients. This role will be Full-Time, Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm. No evenings & no weekends.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance:offering paid time off, paid parental leave

Social Worker Case Manager 1 Job Responsibilities:

• Participates in the assessment of patients' biopsychosocial needs through review of patient information, personal contact with patients/families and interdisciplinary care team members. Communicates routinely with patients, families, interdisciplinary care team members and other appropriate parties with regard to the status of patients' care plans. progress toward treatment goals, identification of concerns and/or problems, problem solving and assisting with conflict resolution when necessary.
• Ensures that all options available to support a successful transition and elements critical to patients' care plans have been communicated to patients/families and members of the healthcare team and are documented as necessary to ensure continuity of care. Refers cases and issues appropriately to resolve barriers to care progression. Acts as an advocate for patients to resolve barriers to care progression.
• On the basis of preliminary risk screenings, assesses the psychosocial risk factors of patients/families through the evaluation of prior functional levels, appropriateness/adequacy of support systems, reactions to illnesses and the ability to cope.
• Intervenes with patients/families regarding emotional, social and financial consequences of illness and/or disability.
• Serves as a resource person and provides counseling and interventions related to treatment and end of life decisions. Advocates for patient/family empowerment and independence to make autonomous healthcare decisions and access needed healthcare services.
• Provides discharge planning and continuity of care for assigned patients in the acute and post-acute settings
• Initiates and facilitates referrals to clinics, home healthcare, hospice, SNF, acute rehab, LTAC, TCM, medical equipment and supplies as indicated..
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team, patients and families in the assessment/coordination of discharge planning needs, delivery of post-discharge planning needs, delivery of post-discharge services and transition of patients from the hospital to the discharge setting as well as ongoing care in the community.
• Education:Master's Degree in Social Work
• Experience: Requires a minimum of 1 year of experience in clinical care or clinical case management.
• Certification:Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required upon start.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year of previous inpatient, oncology experience, supporting pediatric patients.

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Job Info

• Job Identification 687843
• Job Category Behavioral Health & Social Services
• Locations Inova Health Center 8081 - Fairfax East (On-site)