Medical Social Worker BSW Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital
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Job Location:
Lexington, KY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Employment Status:
Full timeShift:
Day/Evening (United States of America)Facility:
1 Health Cir - LexingtonRequisition Number:
R153710 Medical Social Worker - BSW - Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital (Open)How Youll Help Transform Healthcare:
In collaboration with the health care team the social worker assists patients and families with personal and environmental difficulties with predisposed illness or interferes with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. Services include providing patient and families with the psychosocial support needed to cope with disease and life limiting illness advising family and caregivers providing education and support and making referrals for other services as needed or requested.- Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional social and environmental strengths and problems related to their preventative health management diagnosis illness treatment and/or life situation.
- Utilizes social work experience to plan and coordinate patient care.
- Coordinates the transition plan with the care team and recommends further treatment for the patient to achieve optimal level of healthy lifestyle behaviors and functioning. Evaluates the plan at appropriate intervals and modifies the plan as necessary. Monitors evaluates and records client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan.
- Monitors healthcare resource utilization such as ED urgent care admissions or frequent office visits. Collaborates with team to address unnecessary utilization and plans for appropriate support to modify process behaviors.
- Arranges and coordinates assistance/referrals for unmet patient/family needs to include social service financial and insurance applications and follow up medications DME and transportation to/from clinic appointments. Plan of care promotes compliance as well as considers appropriate utilization of resources. Advocates on behalf of the patient.
- Participates in care transitions planning and post-discharge follow up to assess psychosocial and support needs and reinforces patient self-management expectations and goals.
- Collaborates with other professionals to evaluate patients medical or physical condition and to assess patient needs.
- Collaborates with community agencies and resources to develop a comprehensive knowledge base of available resources for patients and families. Networks with community resources to build strong working relationships. Maintains an extensive knowledge of benefit plans regulatory guidelines and resources and serves as a resource to maximize utilization and cost effectiveness.
- Refers patient or family to community resources to provide access to services such as financial assistance legal aid or housing. Refer to DSS with suspected abuse or neglect of child or adult.
- Meets documentation standards for quality timeliness and confidentiality of medical records in accordance with organizational and departmental defined policies and procedures. Maintains records and statistics in accordance with department and medical center policies.
- Remains current with social work and health care developments and seek to increase further enhancement of job-related knowledge. Identifies social problems and advocate for change.
- Provides education and self-management strategies to patients and families around issues related to adaptation of the patients health and addressing any contributing barriers to achieving goals.
What We Require:
Education: Bachelors degree in social work or related field required.
Experience: Social work experience in health care setting preferred.
Other: Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills to move patients effectively and efficiently through the continuum of care. Ability and willingness to work as an integral member of a multi skilled team
Recruiter:
DANA JOHNSONRecruiter Email:
For more information contact the HR Service Center at 1-.
Carilion Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer: We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin age (40 or older) disability genetic information or veterans status. Carilion is a Drug-Free Workplace. For more information or for individuals with disabilities needing special assistance with our online application process contact Carilion HR Service Center at 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Motivational Interviewing
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Communication skills
- Bereavement Counseling
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Computer Literacy
- Home Care
- Medicare
- Social Work
