Social Worker- Tempe

HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center in Tempe, AZ seeks an experienced Case Manager to coordinate care across inpatient and outpatient settings. You will work with patients, families, caregivers, and a multidisciplinary team to ensure smooth transitions, optimal outcomes, and high-quality, cost-effective care.

Responsibilities include discharge planning, collaboration with hospitalists, specialists, and PCP, and advocacy for patients within regulatory standards and payer requirements.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Accounts for an assigned caseload and collaborates with patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, and external partners to ensure coordinated care and a smooth transition of care.
• Facilitates discharge planning by communicating medical information and plan of care between hospitalists, specialists, and PCP; explains financial obligations and discharge details to patient and family.
• Supports development and maintenance of Case Management metrics and manages caseload to ensure quality, cost-effective care.
• Acts as a patient advocate and coordinates with physicians, families, and payers to ensure adherence to standards of care and applicable guidelines.

Skills

Case management

Social work

Discharge planning

Care coordination

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Master's Degree in Social Work - Preferred

Job description

Primary City/State:
Tempe Medical Center - 1500 S Mill Ave Tempe, AZ 85281
Category:
Case Management
Shift:
Day
Department:
Case Management

• - ## up to Sign-On Bonus $5,000
• - ## Located at S. Mill Ave & W. Thomas Ln
• - ## Focus: Emergency and Inpatient departments
• - ## Variable 8-hour shifts: 0800-1630 / 1000 - 1830 / 1200 - 2030 with weekend rotations and holidays as needed

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 related duties as assigned or requested.

Education

• - Master's Degree in Social Work - Preferred
• - Master's Degree 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

Licenses and Certifications

• - Case Management Certification - Preferred
• - Case Mgmt/Social Services\LMSW - Licensed Medical Sw Must have one of the following current licensure:
• LSW (Licensed Social Worker)
• LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker)
• LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) - Required

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