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Overview
CHI St. Vincent a regional health network serving Arkansas is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care St Vincent North has 69 beds and offers a small-town feeling of family and camaraderie. We have a strong neuro and cardiac focus. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our employee well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance. We offer the following benefits to support you and your family: Free Premium Membership to our program to help employees with child care pet care senior caregivers housekeepers & more. Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Flexible spending accounts Voluntary Protection: Group Accident Critical Illness and Identity Theft Adoption Assistance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family Paid Time Off (PTO) Tuition Assistance for career growth and development Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs Wellness Programs
As a Social Worker at CHI St. Vincent Sherwood you will be a part of a dynamic team that works together to provide comprehensive care coordination for acute care patients to ensure a safe timely and appropriate discharge.
Every day you will be helping to care for patients and families dealing with social and mental health issues chronic and debilitating diseases and ethical situations requiring social work knowledge and expertise that will allow them to transition safely to the next level of care.
CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employees well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.
Responsibilities
- Uses social work expertise to provide care management across the continuum for identified highest risk (complex) patients.
- Proactively acts as a patients advocate responding to and working to resolve concerns
- Provides health promotion activities and education for patients
- Optimizes patient and family independence through providing education and links to community resources
- Works with families and patients on needs that may or will affect the patients health including transportation issues financial concerns end of life planning etc.
- Identifies potential barriers related to patients home setting and self-care/management needs and works with patient (and caregiver) to resolve issues
- Maintains an active case load of at risk patients using identification and stratification tools direct referrals from the patients healthcare team (physician RN Population Health Coach etc.) and other knowledge
We are offering a $20000 sign on bonus to hires who meet the eligibility requirements. We also offer referral incentives as well as relocation assistance.
Qualifications
- Education: Masters of Social Work (MSW) degree required.
- Licensure/Certification: A current unencumbered SW license to practice in the State of Arkansas is required. Certification in case management (CCM) preferred public health and/or community health preferred.
- Experience: Three years of social work experience in a healthcare setting. Experience working with Medicare and Medicaid populations and related social/economic issues preferred. Experience in patient education preferred
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