Social Worker Market Float Pool PRN

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off / family leave

Educational support

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, in partnership with St. David’s HealthCare in Austin, is seeking a Social Worker Market Float Pool PRN.

The MSW conducts biopsychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, patient and family support, and discharge planning for inpatient floors and the ED, focusing on high-risk needs and post-acute placement. You will work with RNs, physicians, and insurers to identify barriers to discharge, apply Medicare/Medicaid rules, coordinate meetings, and provide emotional and resource

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work or related field.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure as LCSW/LMSW/RCSW-I.

Responsibilities

• You will work collaboratively with RN case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and other staff to identify and address patient needs.
• You will identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery including financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, and spiritual.
• You will maintain knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer regulations and managed-care concepts.
• You will perform thorough assessments and develop discharge plans for high-risk patients.
• You will coordinate meetings between the care team and patients/families/caregivers.
• You will intervene for psychosocial needs and provide counseling, advocacy, and referrals.
• You will provide emotional support during complex or emotionally charged issues.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Discharge planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient and family support

Education

Master's Degree

LCSW / LMSW / RCSW-I licensure eligible

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Social Worker Market Float Pool PRN with St. David's Healthcare you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Social Worker (MSW) is responsible for non-clinical, biopsychosocial assessments and interventions for the inpatient floors and the outpatient emergency department. The MSW performs crisis intervention, patient/family interventions, high-risk screening, focused emotional support, and referrals for financial assistance or other identified resource needs. The MSW assists in post-acute care placement on all discharges, primarily with those patients identified with post-discharge behavioral health and patient assistance/resource needs. The MSW is dedicated to patient and family-centered care that values personal self-determination, prioritization, and engages in creative and compassionate problem-solving. The scope of this role includes intensive care units, Trauma, Oncology, NICU, Transplant, and ED. The MSW responds to physician, non-discharge planning social work consults throughout the facility.

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 maintain a thorough working knowledge of the rules of Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer regulations and processes. You will possess a thorough understanding of managed-care concepts and length-of-stay management relating to patient and organizational fiscal responsibility.
• You will perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate discharge plans for high-risk patients with discharge planning or psychosocial needs.
• 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.
• You will intervene with patients/families/caregivers for psychosocial needs, assistance, and support in coping with chronic acute terminal illness. You will engage in consultation, discharge planning, education, counseling, advocacy, and information referrals to meet the emotional, social, and financial aspects of care.
• You will provide emotional support to patients and family members during complex and/or emotionally charged issues, such as end-of-life, terminal illness notifications, death notification (with physician), and crisis interventions.

What qualifications you will need:

• Masters Degree
• (LCSW) Clinical Social Worker, or (LMSW/RCSW-I) Lic Master Social Worker/Reg Clin SW-Intern

No Travel Required

2 years experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

St. David's Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs 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 support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

St. David’s HealthCare (https://stdavids.com/) , which is oneof the largest healthcare systems in Texas and the third-largest employer in the Austin area. St.David’s HealthCare was formed through a unique partnership between HCA Healthcare and twolocal non-profits — St. David’s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation.

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 thedelivery 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

We are reviewing applications for our Social Worker Market Float Pool PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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.