Social Work Case Manager II

The Social Work Case Manger (SWCM) utilizes professional clinical social work skills to assess patients and support systems for discharge planning psychosocial and counseling support needs; establishes plans for effective management of the identified needs (episodic and population-based). Assessment planning intervention and reassessment are performed in a collaborative environment in which the SWCM works closely with Medical Staff Clinical Case Managers Nursing Allied Health disciplines hospital business/financial services agencies across the continuum (internal and external) and addition the SWCM assumes a leadership role in the identification and management of patients with catastrophic needs social determinants of health and expands collaboration with other service providers within the hospital and community exemplifying proactive patient-oriented clinical practice that optimizes quality of care utilization effective cost and patient experience.

- Require a Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited university.
- Require a minimum of three (3) years of acute care hospital or other related healthcare experience; OR a minimum of two (2) years of acute care hospital case management experience.

- Prefer active Case Management Certification (ACM-SW A-SWCM).
- Prefer demonstrated ability to manage high risk situations multiple tasks and adjust priorities according to patient needs and department/hospital needs.
- Prefer solid clinical social work assessment critical thinking problem-solving interviewing decision-making negotiation conflict management and organizational skills.
- Prefer strong ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written work and when on-call to respond to issues patient needs.
- Prefer strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with leaders staff patients families healthcare team payers and external agencies.

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