PRN Social Work Case Manager

Bell Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest:

As Social Work Case Manager at the regions best hospital* you will put your skills and knowledge to use in a whole new and meaningful way. Join our team of respected social workers and nurses who profoundly impact patients across the entire continuum of care. If you are compassionate organized collaborative and enthusiastic this position will provide you an opportunity to fully develop your interests and talents. You will play essential roles both within our dynamic department and within smaller interdisciplinary patient-focused teams that serve some of the most complex patients in the region. On call shifts available during days or nights; on site shifts available on weekend days.

* #1 Hospital in Kansas and Kansas City Metro US News & World Report
* One of Americas Best Employers Forbes 2022 one of only 35 healthcare providers nationwide named to the list of best large employers
* Magnet-recognized since 2006

Job Responsibilities Include:
Advocating on behalf of patients and caregivers for access to services and protection of each patients health rights and safety while ensuring patient choice.
Actively managing and directing resources to achieve the highest quality outcomes and patient experiences.
Collaborating with patients families all members of the healthcare team and community partners to create appropriate discharge plans based on identified needs.
Preparing for and participating in daily Interdisciplinary Care Coordination huddles by providing relevant information and recommendations to the entire healthcare team.
Ensuring prudent utilization of resources by evaluating available options and demonstrating ability to balance cost and quality to ensure optimal clinical and financial outcomes.
Conducting admission assessments and daily chart review to evaluate for appropriate discharge planning needs including facility placement community resources and formal/informal supports.
Mitigating adverse financial outcomes for patients and health system by conferring with and facilitating communications between attending physician physician advisor department management and/or payer.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Accepts responsibility and accountability for achievement of optimal outcomes within their scope of practice.
• Follows policies procedures and standards; complies with Corporate Compliance program.
• Assumes responsibility for risk and safety issues associated with the position. Takes call as required by the department expectations.
• Performs job specific responsibilities and demonstrates accountability for own actions and decisions.
• Acquires and maintains knowledge and competence related to the expectations of their position and practices within their scope. Brings ideas and concerns to supervisor participates in department decision making.
• Maintains current licensure.
• Completes psychosocial assessments of patient/family situations including social psychological emotional financial and other related factors to facilitate patients return to the community.
• Identifies and utilizes all relevant information (medical/nursing needs social work knowledge base disease process knowledge of community resources) to accurately and thoroughly assess the patients psychosocial situation.
• Evaluates psychosocial and medical/nursing information to determine an appropriate social service action/discharge plan.
• Utilizes social work assessment and input from other team members to formulate realistic recommendations for social work action plan/discharge plan. Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings as needed.
• Initiates and participates in family conference to determine psychosocial and discharge planning needs.
• Facilitates and participates in daily Interdisciplinary Care Coordination (ICC) Huddles by managing the daily meeting and providing relevant and discipline specific information to the entire healthcare team.
• Advocates on behalf of patients and caregivers for identification and access to services.
• Advocates for the protection of the patients health safety and rights.
• Ensures patient choice and consistently supports a patient centered environment.
• Provides supportive counseling to assist patients/families in adjusting to disability and illness and for realistic planning for post hospital care.
• Demonstrates a caring positive regard for others by clarity of speech use of understandable terminology and utilizing active listening skills.
• Assures prudent utilization of all resources (fiscal staff resources environmental equipment and services) by evaluating the options available.
• Demonstrates ability to balance cost and quality to assure the optimal clinical and financial outcomes.
• Documents appropriate information in the patients medical record to ensure communication of patients psychosocial needs for post hospital care.
• Documentation includes: initial contact note and follow-up action plan psychosocial assessment of patient/family including previous living situations daily telephone calls and meetings with significant others and allied professionals all family and/or discharge planning conferences and response to orders within 24 working hours.
• Contributes to the financial viability of hospitals.
• Works in partnership with RN Case Manager to insure timely patient discharge.
• Utilizes established procedures and appropriate resources in working with third party payors to ensure safe and timely discharge.
• Participates in the case management activities at assigned site/service.
• Participates in professional development activities.
• Attends workshops conferences or seminars suggested by Manager.
• Completed the objectives identified on last performance appraisal.
• Identifies professional development needs and pursues educational opportunities.
• Participates on hospital task forces and committees.
• Attends and participates in department meetings.
• Acts as a preceptor for new team members.
• Assists in training of new team members.
• Seeks clinical supervision when needed.
• Demonstrates flexibility and teamwork among case management staff members. Assists peers in the event of fluctuating census.
• Provides coverage to other services as needed or as requested by Manager.
• Must be able to perform the professional clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Masters Degree in Social Work

Preferred Education and Experience

• Experience in a health care setting

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Social Worker(LBSW) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences LMSW or LSCSW

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Masters Social Worker(LMSW) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences
• Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker(LSCSW) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences

Time Type:

Part time

Job Requisition ID:

R-27304

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a persons race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin ancestry age (40 or older) disability veteran status or genetic information.

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