Level II Social Work - Social Worker
Baptist Medical Center
San Antonio, TX
5x8 hrs

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient’s resources and right to self-determination. Has overall responsibility to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patient at risk for readmission. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including: Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay; readmission prevention and patient satisfaction; Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care of sequenced and provided at the appropriate level of care; Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards and Tenet policy; Education provided to physicians, patient, families and caregivers; Updates Case Managers/Discharge Planners/ Social Workers on variance to post-discharge plans; Maintains an updates list of providers for postdischarge care; Provides educational programs for Case Management Department on community resources use in discharge planning; Provides reports to DCM and hospital leadership as requested; Team Leader for discharge planning unit, providing guidance and monitoring. Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period. Other related duties as assigned

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS 

MINIMUM EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited School for Social Work. LMSW or LBSW

PREFERRED EDUCATION: Licensed Master Social Worker LMSW

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 2 years of acute hospital experience1 year supervisory experience. Demonstrates computer knowledge of programs related to position and displays competency on an ongoing basis.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Previous Case Management Supervisory experience.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE: Possession of License d Case Social Worker or License Master Social Worker based on the State of Texas State LMSW/LCSW

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE: Certification in Case Management (CCM, ACM) 

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