Social Worker Shea

HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $5,000

Job summary

Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ is seeking a Master’s-educated Social Worker to manage an assigned caseload and coordinate care across inpatient and outpatient settings. You will work with patients, families, and care teams to ensure seamless discharge planning and resource coordination.

Ideal candidates hold a Master’s in Social Work and have 1 year of Licensed Social Worker experience; 2+ years in case management and 3+ years as a licensed social worker are preferred.

Qualifications

• Masters in Social Work is required.
• 1 year as a Licensed Social Worker or completion of a health-related field placement in a Master's level Social Work program is required.
• 2 years in case management is preferred.
• 3 years as a Licensed Social Worker is preferred.
• Other experience in management of behavioral health patients is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with patients/caregivers during inpatient/outpatient episodes to coordinate discharge planning and provide post-discharge support.
• Facilitates smooth transitions from acute to appropriate levels of care and communicates with hospitalists, specialists, PCPs, and payers.
• Promotes collaboration among health care team members to ensure integrated care from admission through discharge and participates in Case Management metrics.

Education

Masters in Social Work

Job description

Primary City/State:

Shea Medical Center - 9003 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Category:

Case Management

Shift:

Day

Department:

Case Management

• - ## up to $5,000 sign-on bonus
• - ## Monday - Friday; 8am to 4:30pm with weekend rotation availability
• - ## Located at N. 90th St & Piper Pl
• - ## Licensed Social Worker experience/Master's level Social Work program required

Great care starts with great people. (Like you.)

At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

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 experience, outcomes, high quality, and cost-effective care.

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 duties as assigned.

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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