Social Worker MSW

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Certification support

Job summary

Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, TX, seeks a Social Worker (MSW) to perform biopsychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, and discharge planning on inpatient floors and in the ED. You will support patients and families, coordinate care, and connect them with resources to improve outcomes.

The role involves collaboration with RN case managers, physicians, insurers, and the care team to address medical and psychosocial barriers to discharge while upholding patient preferences and values.

Qualifications

• MSW required and licensure or eligibility to obtain licensure.
• Experience or training in inpatient/outpatient social work settings.
• Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid and managed care concepts is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform biopsychosocial assessments and develop discharge plans.
• Collaborate with care teams to address barriers to discharge.
• Provide emotional support and counseling to patients and families.
• Coordinate meetings with care teams and families.
• Assist with post-acute placement and resource referrals.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Discharge planning

Family counseling

Education

Master's Degree

LCSW/LMSW-RCSW-I eligible

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Social Worker MSW? At Del Sol Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to 300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

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

No experience Required Years of Experience

No experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

Del Sol 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.

Del Sol Medical Center is a full service, acute-care hospital in east El Paso, Texas. We have a Level II trauma designation. This facility has 300+ patient beds. Our range of services include emergency care, cardiac care, women's services, Level III NICU, rehabilitation, a bariatric clinic, and a Minimally Invasive Surgery Center. Del Sol Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. We are a leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region that is part of HCA Healthcare.

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.