Social Worker MSW

Zunch Staffing; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Zunch Staffing is seeking a Social Worker 2 to join a hospital team in Kansas City, MO. This role focuses on biopsychosocial assessments, discharge planning, and crisis support for high-risk patients across units including ICU, Trauma, Oncology, NICU, Transplant, and ED.

LMSW is mandatory; RPC supervision is available. Collaborate with clinicians, insurers, and families to develop patient-centered care plans, address barriers to discharge, and provide compassionate, goal-oriented support during

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited school.
• Minimum of 1 year of hospital Social Work experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with RN case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and other staff to proactively identify and address patient needs.
• Identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery.
• Maintain knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer regulations and processes.
• Perform thorough assessments and develop discharge plans for high-risk patients with psychosocial needs.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings between the care team and patients/families/caregivers.
• Intervene with patients/families for psychosocial needs and support in coping with chronic or terminal illness.
• Provide emotional support during end-of-life, crisis interventions, or difficult patient/family situations.

Skills

LMSW

Education

MSW

Job description

• Non-clinical, biopsychosocial assessments and interventions
• Crisis intervention, patient/family interventions, high-risk screening, focused emotional support, and referrals for financial assistance or other identified resource needs
• Post-acute care placement on all discharges, primarily with those patients identified with post-discharge behavioral health and patient assistance/resource needs
• Patient and family-centered care that values personal self-determination, prioritization, and engages in creative and compassionate problem-solving
• Intensive care units, Trauma, Oncology, NICU, Transplant, and ED
• Responds to physician, non-discharge planning social work consults throughout the facility

Job Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with RN case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and other staff members to proactively identify and address patient needs
• Identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery
• Maintain a thorough working knowledge of the rules of Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer regulations and processes
• Perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate discharge plans for high-risk patients with discharge planning or psychosocial needs
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings between the care team and patients/families/caregivers
• Intervene with patients/families/caregivers for psychosocial needs, assistance, and support in coping with chronic acute terminal illness
• 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

Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited school
• Minimum of 1 year of hospital Social Work experience is preferred

Positions:

• Social Worker 2- MUST HAVE LMSW, RPC WILL OFFER CLINICAL SUPERVISION