Social Worker Senior - Full Time - Day Shift - Pittsburgh

Highmark Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh seeks an experienced social worker to provide care management, psychosocial assessments, and discharge planning for diverse patient populations in inpatient and outpatient settings. Responsibilities include crisis intervention, patient advocacy, collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, and staff development.

Requires MSW with LCSW/LSW licensure in Pennsylvania; 5 years healthcare social work experience preferred.

Qualifications

• MSW with PA licensure (LCSW or LSW) required.
• Minimum 5 years of social work experience in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Completes psychosocial assessments and provides social work services in inpatient/outpatient care.
• Assists in development and implementation of discharge plans.
• Provides crisis intervention to patients and families.
• Advocates for patients and families to access community resources.
• Maintains unit coverage schedules and supports staff development.
• Educates patients and families on psychosocial factors related to illness.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

psychosocial assessment

care management

crisis intervention

discharge planning

patient advocacy

Education

MSW / LCSW or LSW (PA)

Job description

Company : Allegheny Health Network Job Description :

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Provides care management, ongoing psychosocial assessment and treatment planning to patients within a variety of specialty areas in the medical setting per regulatory requirements. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team, lending insight and expertise and is responsible to develop appropriate discharge plans and resources to enhance independence and community adjustment. Provides consultation in areas of expertise to hospital and social work staff.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Completes and documents psychosocial assessments and provides social work services and disease management to patients/families/significant other in both inpatient and/or outpatient settings.
• Assists in the development and implementation of discharge plan for specific patient populations.
• Provides expert crisis intervention to patients/families.
• Serves as patient and/or family advocate to access community resources.
• Maintains unit coverage schedules; assist with new employee orientation and the continued professional development of staff.
• Provides education to patients/family/significant other and interdisciplinary team in regard to psychosocial factors related to illness.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum MSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) in the state of Pennsylvania

5 years’ social work experience in a healthcare related setting.

Additional Employment Requirements:

• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

Disclaimer:

The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement:

This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies. As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures and all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Highmark Health is a national, blended health organization that includes one of America’s largest Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers and a growing regional hospital and physician network. Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., Highmark Health’s 35,000 employees serve millions of customers nationwide through the nonprofit organization’s affiliated businesses, which include Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, HM Insurance Group, United Concordia Dental, HM Health Solutions and HM Home & Community Services. Highmark Health’s businesses proudly serve a broad spectrum of health-related needs including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative, technology solutions.