Travel Social Work - Social Worker
Tuba City, AZ
LanceSoft
4x9 hrs, Days

** Full compliance is required 2 weeks prior to the start date.** Hospital rental property very limited. Shared contractor housing only. No pets or family allowed per hospital policy. Tuba City Regional Healthcare does not require your RN to have an AZ state license. Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation, a JCAHO accredited health center, provides services to a 4,400 square mile area and serves as a referral center for the western part of the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. The hospital was constructed in 1975 with a bed capacity of 73. Services provided to the community include comprehensive inpatient/outpatient emergency services, dental and ophthalmology services, orthopedics, OB/GYN, oral surgery, eye surgery and urological procedures. Approximately 49% of the surgeries performed are out patient/ambulatory surgical procedures. Learn more about our organization. The Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation is located in Northwestern Arizona on the land known as the Colorado Plateau. This semi-desert landscape varies in elevation from 4,400 in the Little Colorado River Valley to nearly 7,000 feet at Preston Mesa. The unique community of Tuba City offers a culturally rich environment. The Native American tribes located and served here are the Navajo, Hopi, and Southern Paiute. This mixture along with Anglo, Hispanic, and African American employees of the hospital and school systems make a pleasantly diverse community. The staff of medical providers includes surgeons, general medical officers, internal medicine, psychiatrists, pediatricians, family practice physicians, obstetricians, ENT specialists, orthopedic surgeons, and urologists. Dental staff includes general dentists, endodontists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, pediatric dentists, dental assistants and hygienists. The nursing staff includes registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants, community health nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, CRNA, and community health medics. POSITION SUMMARY Incumbent serves as an Outpatient/Inpatient Social Worker for TCRHCC and/or Sacred Peaks Healthcare Center (SPHC) and is responsible for direct supervision and supportive contact for the specific group of identified high risk patients. The Social Worker is responsible for designing and managing a continuum of care focusing on empowering clients to achieve demonstrable outcomes and self-sufficiency. The Social Worker is responsible for assessment, service planning, and resource acquisition, monitoring progress and initiating and responding to emerging client needs. The Social Worker will link the client with Community Social Service providers, health care providers, substance abuse, and mental health providers to achieve specific goals. A Social Worker job involves assessing client needs, developing and implementing care plans, coordinating services, advocating for clients, and monitoring progress to ensure clients receive the necessary support and resources. The Social Worker is responsible for utilizing the review of patient cases in the inpatient and outpatient services departments, and review of medical necessity of referrals to specialty providers for services not normally provided within the TCRHCC facility. The incumbent will work with a multidisciplinary team to promote the efficient and effective use of a variety of health care resources by focusing on the whole patient to provide a seamless continuum of care. The goals are the provision of quality care, decrease the fragmentation of care, enhancement of patient self-care and quality of life, and cost containment. The incumbent will work closely with Providers, Nurses, and Case Managers, Physicians, the PRC department, and all health care providers staff at TCRHCC to ensure implementation of appropriate resources in the fulfillment of utilization goals for the hospital and third-party payors. The Social Worker will be responsible to the Director of Case Management/Care Coordination. Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to assess care plans, monitor progress, and make recommendations to ensure safe and efficient hospitalizations. Responsible for evaluating patients in the ED for medical necessity and care coordination needs. Assesses potential admissions and works with advanced practice clinicians/physicians to determine appropriate admission status. Proposes and implements outpatient plans for safe discharge from the ED with physician approval. Coordinates care for patients with abuse, chronic pain, and frequent utilization issues. Interacts with patients or customers of all ages, from newborn to geriatric. As part of this role, they will also interact with individuals who have mental health issues to help them access and navigate the resources they need to improve their well-being. with individuals who have mental health issues to help them access and navigate the resources they need to improve their well-being. NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS Education: Master s degree in social work (MSW) License/Certification: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). A valid, current, full and unrestricted Professional License to practice LMSW or LCSW in any state of the United States of America, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Must have and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association throughout employment. Experience: Must have a minimum of three (3) years experience in the clinical care setting Experience and knowledge of discharge planning, case management, or utilization review processes. Demonstrate knowledge of electronic health record systems. Additional Information:ORIENTATION: Every 2 weeks COVID & FLU EXEMPTIONS: May accept after declination form is submitted HOUSING APP: Must be submitted 2 weeks prior to start - form uploaded in Medefis