Social Worker Case Manager ElderLink
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Job Location:
Fairfax, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Inovas ElderLink Department is looking for a dedicated Experienced Social Worker Case Manager to join the Case Management Team. We provide affordable case management to older adults in Fairfax County & the Cities of Falls Church & Fairfax. This role will be Full-Time Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4: will be required to clients homes and various community sites located across Fairfax County.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
The ElderLink team is seeking a highly motivated Social Worker Case Manager l team member to support our various programs which provide case management caregiver support and educational workshops to benefit older adults adults with disabilities and caregivers of older adults throughout Fairfax County. The primary areas of focus for this position includes offering general case management caregiver support and facilitating workshops in various community settings. This position will also provide aid to clients in ElderLinks Money Management program. Travel will be required to clients homes and various community sites located across Fairfax County.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical dental and vision coverage and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offering up to $5250 per year in education assistance and up to $10000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members their spouses/partners and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost.
Work/Life Balance:offering paid time off paid parental leave and flexible work schedules
Social Worker Case Manager 1 Job Responsibilities:
- Participates in the assessment of patients biopsychosocial needs through review of patient information personal contact with patients/families and interdisciplinary care team members. Communicates routinely with patients families interdisciplinary care team members and other appropriate parties with regard to the status of patients care plans. progress toward treatment goals identification of concerns and/or problems problem solving and assisting with conflict resolution when necessary.
- Ensures that all options available to support a successful transition and elements critical to patients care plans have been communicated to patients/families and members of the healthcare team and are documented as necessary to ensure continuity of care. Refers cases and issues appropriately to resolve barriers to care progression. Acts as an advocate for patients to resolve barriers to care progression.
- On the basis of preliminary risk screenings assesses the psychosocial risk factors of patients/families through the evaluation of prior functional levels appropriateness/adequacy of support systems reactions to illnesses and the ability to cope.
- Intervenes with patients/families regarding emotional social and financial consequences of illness and/or disability.
- Serves as a resource person and provides counseling and interventions related to treatment and end of life decisions. Advocates for patient/family empowerment and independence to make autonomous healthcare decisions and access needed healthcare services.
- Provides discharge planning and continuity of care for assigned patients in the acute and post-acute settings
- Initiates and facilitates referrals to clinics home healthcare hospice SNF acute rehab LTAC TCM medical equipment and supplies as indicated.
- Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team patients and families in the assessment/coordination of discharge planning needs delivery of post-discharge planning needs delivery of post-discharge services and transition of patients from the hospital to the discharge setting as well as ongoing care in the community.
Minimum Requirements:
- Education:Masters Degree in Social Work
- Experience: Requires a minimum of 1 year of experience in clinical care or clinical case management.
- Certification:Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required upon start.
Preferred Qualifications:
- One (1) year of previous case management experience experience working with the older adult population and comfortability with workshop facilitation/public speaking is highly preferred. Due to patient visit commitment being a current resident of the Fairfax County/Fall Church geographical area is also highly preferred.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
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