Social Worker Transplant

Methodist Healthcare System; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with 100% match on 3% to 9

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition assistance and certification/l

Dependent scholarships

Job summary

Methodist Hospital in San Antonio seeks a Transplant Social Worker (LMSW) to perform biopsychosocial assessments and interventions on inpatient floors and outpatient ER. You will collaborate with care teams to address barriers to discharge, coordinate meetings, and support families through complex decisions.

The role emphasizes crisis intervention, discharge planning, and post-acute placement for patients with transplant needs, including lung transplants, with a focus on compassionate,

Qualifications

• Must have current Social Work License to practice in the State of Texas (LMSW).
• Masters Degree in Social Work.
• 2 or more years of Social Work experience; transplant experience is desired.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with RN case managers, nurses, physicians, insurance companies and staff to identify and address patient needs.
• Identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery across financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, and spiritual aspects.
• Maintain knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and private payer regulations and managed-care concepts relevant to discharge planning and costs.
• Perform thorough assessments and develop discharge plans for high-risk patients with psychosocial needs.
• Coordinate meetings between care team, patients, families and caregivers; assist with difficult decisions respecting patient preferences.
• Provide psychosocial support, counseling and referrals to meet emotional, social and financial aspects of care.

Skills

LMSW license

2+ years Social Work experience

Transplant experience desired

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Transplant Social Worker? At Methodist Hospital, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Transplant Social Worker (LMSW) is responsible for non-clinical, biopsychosocial assessments and interventions for the inpatient floors and the outpatient emergency department. The Social Worker performs crisis intervention, patient/family interventions, high-risk screening, focused emotional support, and referrals for financial assistance or other identified resource needs. The LMSW assists in post-acute care placement on all discharges, primarily with those patients identified with post-discharge behavioral health and patient assistance/resource needs. The MSW is dedicated to patient and family-centered care that values personal self-determination, prioritization, and engages in creative and compassionate problem-solving. The scope of this role includes Lung Transplant.

What you will do in this role

• You will work collaboratively with RN case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and other staff members to proactively identify and address patient needs.
• You will identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery. These barriers include financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, and spiritual.
• You will maintain a thorough working knowledge of the rules of Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer regulations and processes. You will possess a thorough understanding of managed-care concepts and length-of-stay management relating to patient and organizational fiscal responsibility.
• You will perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate discharge plans for high-risk patients with discharge planning or psychosocial needs.
• You will coordinate and facilitate meetings between the care team and patients/families/caregivers. You will assist patients and families in making difficult decisions while honoring their preferences and values.
• You will intervene with patients/families/caregivers for psychosocial needs, assistance, and support in coping with chronic acute terminal illness. You will engage in consultation, discharge planning, education, counseling, advocacy, and information referrals to meet the emotional, social, and financial aspects of care.
• You will provide emotional support to patients and family members during complex and/or emotionally charged issues, such as end-of-life, terminal illness notifications, death notification (with physician), and crisis interventions.

What qualifications you will need

• Must have current Social Work License to practice in the State of Texas (LMSW)
• Masters Degree in Social Work
• 2 or more years of Social Work experience, Transplant experience is desired

Benefits

Methodist Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.Methodist Hospital opened in 1963 as the first hospital in the now internationally acclaimed South Texas Medical Center. With over 900 beds, Methodist Hospital offers a broad range of specialties including cardiology, oncology, bone marrow transplants, emergency medicine, neurosciences, maternity care, gynecology and orthopedics. We are proud to be the largest provider of the lifesaving ECMO Program in San Antonio, are home to the largest robotics program in the world, and our Adult Blood Cancer and Stem Cell Transplant unit has become the first program to receive FACT Accreditation in North America.Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.HCA Healthcare Co-FounderWe are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.