Social Worker II

Tenet Healthcare Corporation; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k) match

Generous PTO

Health savings accounts

Employee assistance program

Pet insurance

Legal insurance

Long-term care insurance

Job summary

The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus seeks a compassionate Social Worker to coordinate patient care across the continuum, assessing transition needs and preventing readmissions. You'll provide psycho-social interventions and support to patients, families, and care teams while aligning with policy and quality standards.

Responsibilities include leading multidisciplinary reviews, ensuring proper documentation, and facilitating resource coordination to optimize throughput and discharge

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work is required.
• 2 years of acute hospital experience is preferred.
• Licensure or certification to practice as required by state law; active license required.
• ACM (Accredited Case Manager) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complex psycho-social transition planning, assessment and reassessment.
• Coordinate care and facilitate transitions to appropriate care levels.
• Lead and participate in multidisciplinary patient care conferences.
• Ensure timely and accurate documentation in Case Management systems.
• Refer to other departments as needed and communicate plan of care.

Skills

Psycho-social assessment

Care coordination

Transition planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master's of Social Work

MSW

Job description

Overview

Embark on a rewarding career with The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus hospital. If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.

At The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

The Social Worker is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care, and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient’s resources and right to self-determination. The individual in this position has overall responsibility for to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge, and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including: Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention, and patient satisfaction; Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of care. Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards, and Tenet policy; Education provided to physicians, patients, families, and caregivers; and Leads a population of patients by service line and/or leads the team by being a resource to Tenet performance standards.

Responsibilities

• a) complex psycho-social transition planning assessment and reassessment and intervention,
• b) assistance with adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and referral as appropriate to local, state and /or federal agencies,
• c) care coordination,
• d) implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan,
• e) leading and/or facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences including Complex Case Review,
• f) making appropriate referrals to other departments, g ) communicating with patients and families about the plan of care,
• h) collaborating with physicians, office staff, and ancillary departments,
• I) assuring patient education is completed to support post-acute needs,
• j) timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system, k ) maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information,
• l) precepts new staff members and acts as a resource to all staff,
• m) facilitates TEMPO as needed,
• n) participates in department quality improvement initiatives, and
• o) other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education:

Required: Master's of Social Work

Experience:

Preferred: 2 years of acute hospital experience

Certifications:

Required: MSW. Must be currently licensed, certified or registered to practice profession as required by law or regulation in state of practice or policy. Active license for state(s) covered.
Preferred: Accredited Case Manager (ACM)

Physical Demands:

Lift/position up to 25 lbs. Push/pull up to 25 lbs of force. Frequent sitting. Moderate standing, walking, reaching, stooping, and bending. Manual dexterity, mobility, touch, auditory to perform all the related duties of the position.

Organization Description

The Hospitals of Providence have faithfully been serving our community since 1902. Generations of families have chosen our hospitals to be a steward of health in the El Paso community. Our five hospitals include a childrens hospital committed to providing the care patients need, when they need it. Today, the Hospitals of Providence are comprised of our region's most trusted hospitals, each dedicated to meeting our families specific healthcare needs. Join our team!

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