Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Tuba City, AZ
GlobalPoint
5x8 hrs, Days

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.