Social Worker MSW

CommonSpirit Health; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $20,000

Relocation assistance

Excellent benefits

Referral bonuses

Job summary

CHI St. Vincent, part of CommonSpirit Health, seeks an MSW social worker to screen and intervene for hospitalized and emergency patients. You will collaborate with care teams, support families, and coordinate resources to address social needs and post-acute placement.

You will also participate in care coordination, advocate for patients, and provide education while engaging with community resources to support safe discharges and continuity of care.

Qualifications

• MSW required at hire.
• Arkansas licensure as Social Worker at hire.
• Master Social Worker licensure in Arkansas preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide social work screenings and interventions for hospitalized and ED patients.
• Care management across the continuum for high-risk patients.
• Advocate for patients and resolve concerns with care teams.
• Deliver health promotion education to patients and families.
• Link patients to community resources and arrange post-acute placement.
• Coordinate family/patient meetings with the healthcare team as needed.

Skills

Patient advocacy

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Health education

Education

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Licensed Social Worker (AR)

Master Social Worker (AR)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

The Social Worker, MSW is responsible for performing social work screenings and interventions for hospitalized and emergency department patients in consultation with as needed and collaboratively with the Care Coordination and multidisciplinary healthcare teams. The functions of the Care Coordination Social Worker include: patient/family support and referrals, social needs screening, referrals for financial or other identified resource needs, arranging family/patient representative meetings with the healthcare team as needed, assist in post-acute placement of complex discharges and engagement of appropriate agencies or community resources when patient's social needs are identified. Employees are accountable for demonstrating a strong commitment to our organizational values of: Compassion, Inclusion, Integrity, Excellence, and Collaboration.

• Uses social work expertise to provide care management across the continuum for identified highest risk (complex) patients.
• Proactively acts as a patient’s advocate, responding to and working to resolve concerns
• Provides health promotion activities and education for patients
• Optimizes patient and family independence through providing education and links to community resources
• Works with families and patients on needs that may or will affect the patient’s health, including transportation issues, financial concerns, end of life planning, etc.
• Identifies potential barriers related to patient’s home setting and self-care/management needs and works with patient (and caregiver) to resolve issues
• Maintains an active case load of “at risk” patients using identification and stratification tools, direct referrals from the patient’s healthcare team (Physician or Provider, RN Population Health Coach, etc.) and other knowledge

We are offering a sign on bonus up to $20,000 to hires who meet the eligibility requirements. We also offer additional pay for participation in our clinical ladder as well as referral bonuses, excellent benefits, and relocation assistance.

Job Requirements

Required

• Masters Other Social Work (MSW), upon hire and
• Licensed Social Worker: AR, upon hire
• Master Social Worker: AR, upon hire

Preferred

• One year of healthcare experience

Where You'll Work

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.