Social Worker Case Manager Emergency Room, Case Management, $5000 Bonus, Bethesda East, PART TI[...]

Baptist Health South Florida; Boynton Beach (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a compassionate Social Worker to support patients and families in navigating the complexities of chronic and acute illnesses. This role involves providing psychosocial support, crisis intervention, and coordinating discharge plans to enhance patient care. The ideal candidate will possess a Master's in Social Work and demonstrate strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills. Join a dedicated team that values quality care and positively impacts the lives of patients across various demographics. This is a unique opportunity to make a difference in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Masters in Social Work required; Bachelor's acceptable for existing case managers.
• 0-1 years of social work experience in healthcare preferred.

Responsibilities

• Intervene with patients and families for psychosocial support.
• Coordinate discharge planning and provide crisis intervention.
• Work with interdisciplinary teams to develop care plans.

Skills

Interpersonal Communication

Problem-Solving

Crisis Intervention

Analytical Skills

Time Management

Negotiation Skills

Data Management

Education

Masters in Social Work (MSW)

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work

Tools

Computer Skills

Job description

Baptist Health South Florida, the region's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization with 12 hospitals, more than 28,000 employees, 4,500 physicians, and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, now includes Bethesda Hospitals East and West, two not-for-profit hospitals in Boynton Beach. Baptist Health has internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences. Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and committed to its faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence.

Our mission, vision, and values make us who we are at Baptist Health and are at the center of everything we do. At Baptist Health, we positively impact the human experience for patients, employees, and physicians. Our success comes from a culture of quality and dedication that is instilled into every member of the Baptist Health family.

Description:

Intervenes with patients/families for psychosocial needs, assistance, support in coping with chronic acute terminal illness. Services may include consultation, discharge planning, education, counseling, advocacy, info referrals to meet the emotional, social and financial aspects of care. Provides crisis intervention to patients/families with psychosocial needs and coordinates, facilitates development of a discharge plan of care. Provides patient/family services via case finding referrals from physicians and healthcare team members. Serves as an expert, acts as a liaison between patients and community resources. Identifies patient and family psycho-social and environmental needs related to admission, diagnosis, treatment and discharge. Works collaboratively with other members of the interdisciplinary team in developing and implementing a comprehensive discharge plan. Makes appropriate referrals for to community services. May provide inpatient emotional support and counseling, crisis intervention, and bereavement services. Assesses and intervenes in situations involving child or elder abuse/neglect, domestic violence. Provides care and services to all patient groups: neonatal, infant, pediatric, adolescent, and adults. Estimated salary range for this position is $55952.22 - $72737.89 / year depending on experience.

Qualifications:

Degrees:

1. Masters.

Additional Qualifications:

1. Masters in Social Work (MSW).
2. Social Work Case Managers hired before 10/1/2017 with a Bachelor‘s Degree in Social Work are not required to have the MSW to continue in a non-leadership role.
3. Demonstrate ability to solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
4. 0-1 years of social work experience in hospital or related health care setting, Emergency Department experience preferred.
5. Internship will be considered as experience.
6. Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills.
7. Strong analytical, data management and computer skills.
8. Current working knowledge of discharge planning, crisis intervention, complex case management and performance improvement preferred.
9. Strong working knowledge of community services available for insured and non-insured patients.
10. Strong organizational and time management skills, as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.
11. Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment.
12. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple high-risk, complex patients.
13. Ability to work with multiple members of a care team and maintain positive working relationships.