Social Worker MSW

Tenet Healthcare Corporation; Goodyear (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Abrazo West Campus Hospital is seeking a Social Worker to facilitate care coordination across the patient care continuum, focusing on transition planning and discharge needs. The role emphasizes psycho-social assessment, resource identification and patient self-determination.

You will lead a team in transition management, ensure efficient care coordination, and provide education to clinicians and families while adhering to state and federal requirements.

Qualifications

• Master's of Social Work is required.
• Arizona licensed social worker (LMSW) must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
• MIDAS and Curaspan training must be completed within first 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psycho-social transition planning and reassessment.
• Coordinate care and transition plans to optimize throughput and discharge.
• Lead multidisciplinary patient care conferences, including Complex Case Review.
• Provide education to physicians, patients, families and caregivers.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and Tenet policies.

Skills

Psycho-social assessment

Care coordination

Education

Master's of Social Work

Arizona LMSW license

Tools

MIDAS

Curaspan

Job description

Overview

Abrazo West Campus Hospital is committed to providing exceptional patient care in a supportive and collaborative environment. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with advanced technology and be part of a healthcare community dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of our patients.

At Abrazo West 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

Position 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 read admissions.

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
• Leads a population of patients by service line and/or leads the team by being a resource to Tenet performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Complex psycho-social transition planning assessment and reassessment and intervention
• Assistance with adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and referral as appropriate to local, state and /or federal agencies
• Care coordination
• Implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan
• Leading and/or facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences including Complex Case Review
• Other related job tasks or responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements
  • Education: Master's of Social Work
  • Certifications: Must be an Arizona licensed social worker (LMSW) completed within 90 days of hire. MIDAS and Curaspan to be successfully completed within first 90 days is also a required course(s)/training.
• Preferred Requirements
  • Experience: 2 years of acute hospital experience
  • Certifications: Accredited Case Manager (ACM)

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Organization Description

Abrazo West Campus is recognized for providing exceptional, comprehensive care to patients in West Valley communities. The 200-bed acute care hospital offers advanced services, including the da Vinci Xi surgical platform, Level I Trauma Center, Loop-X system, orthopedics, obstetrics and cardiovascular care.

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