Level III Social Work - Social Worker
Saint Mary's Medical Center
West Palm Beach, FL
5x8 hrs

Full Time, Days

Position Summary

The Social Worker is 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.  The individual in this position has overall responsibility for to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission.  Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable readmissions.  

• Transition Management
• Care Coordination
• Education
• Compliance

Education: 

• Required: MSW
• Preferred: LCSW, Accredited Case Manager (ACM) 

Experience: 

• Required: Two (2) years department progressive experience. 
• Five (5) years acute hospital social work experience.  
• Three (3) years as acute care experience

License:

• LCSW

Certifications: 

• BLS (AMERICAN HEART ASSN)

Training:

• Must complete and demonstrate competency in using the Tenet Case Management documentation system within 30 days of hire.  

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