Social Worker PRN Osborn

HonorHealth; Scottsdale (AZ); Presencial; USD 60 000 - 80 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

HonorHealth Osborn Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ is seeking a Case Management Social Worker to manage an assigned caseload, coordinate care across inpatient and outpatient settings, and support patients and families through discharge planning.

Responsibilities include assessing readmission risks, arranging post-acute services, and communicating with hospital teams, payers, and families to ensure a smooth transition of care while maintaining standards of care and compliance with regulations.

Qualificações

• MSW required.
• 1 year as a Licensed Social Worker or health-related field placement in Master's level program required.
• 2 years in case management preferred.
• 3 years as a Licensed Social Worker preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborates with patients and caregivers early in inpatient or outpatient episodes to prepare for discharge, including post-acute interventions and advance directives.
• Facilitates smooth transition from acute care to appropriate level of care and communicates with hospitalists, specialists, PCP and payers for discharge planning and authorization.
• Promotes collaboration among the health care team and maintains caseload while contributing to case management metrics.
• Acts as patient advocate, guiding communication and ensuring adherence to standards of care and applicable laws/regulations.

Formação académica

Master's in Social Work

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Primary City/State: Osborn Medical Center - 7400 E Osborn Rd Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Category: Case Management

Shift: Day

Department: Case Management

• PRN - Varied Days; Monday - Friday; 8am to 4:30pm
• Located at E. Osborn Rd & N. Drinkwater Blvd

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Responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

Accountable for an assigned caseload, works collaboratively with patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, and external partners to ensure that care is coordinated and complex information is provided across the health care continuum, resulting in a smooth transition of care with positive patient/family

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Collaborates with patients/caregivers early in the inpatient, and/or outpatient episode in preparation for discharge to include supportive care, end-of-life decisions, community resources/programs, goal setting, and long-term planning needs. Interviews, identifies and executes safe post-acute interventions to include pre/post discharge home visits, behavioral health service coordination, guardianship, repatriation, adoptions, CPS, APS, ALTAC, etc. Assesses readmission risk and barriers to care outpatient including home support, medication management, expectation, etc. Initiates and assists patients with advance directives.
• Facilitates smooth and timely transition from acute care to the appropriate level of care by providing communication of clinical information and plan of care between the hospitalists, specialists and PCP, as well as other key providers. Communicates financial obligations and other key information pertinent to the discharge plan to the patient, family, MPOA, etc. Assures effective transition and final hand-off to the next appropriate level acuity case management team. Communicates key information regarding inpatient stay and discharge plans to payer in order to obtain authorization for services.
• Promotes a collaborative process and communication between all health care team members, inclusive patients/clients, families and significant others to ensure the process of integrated care services are targeted, appropriate, and beneficial to the population served from admission through the discharge process. Participates in the development and maintenance of Case Management metrics. Maintains and manages to caseload.
• May act as a patient advocate through the continuum and is available to the physician, patient and family as a resource to facilitate communication and monitors patient care to ensure that the patient receives quality care through the use of standards of care and evidence based practice guidelines. Advocates utilizing knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, government and insurance benefits as well as practice guidelines and standards of practice.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

• Masters in Social Work Required

EXPERIENCE

• 1 year as a Licensed Social Worker, and/or successful completion of health related field placement in Master's level Social Work Program. Required
• 2 years in case management Preferred
• 3 years as a Licensed Social Worker Preferred
• Other Experience in management of behavioral health patients Preferred

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) - License Required or
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - License Required or
• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) - License Required
• Certified Case Manager - Certification Preferred

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