Social Worker Care Manager - Case Management - St. Charles Hospital - PRN

Social Worker Care Manager

As a faith-based and patient-focused organization, Mercy Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of all people in mind, body, and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence, and respect. Mercy Health seeks people that are committed to our values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service, and stewardship to create an environment where associates want to work and help communities thrive.

The Social Worker Care Manager is responsible for providing appropriate interventions and discharge planning services to patients and families and facilitates a smooth transition for the patient throughout the continuum of care by accessing hospital, community, and governmental resources. They also provide clinical supervision to peers, Social Workers, and students.

Essential Functions:

• Identifies and prioritizes patients in need of social services, using a holistic approach inclusive of biopsychosocial, functional, cultural, spiritual, and financial factors. Plans with the patient, caregivers, and members of the healthcare team to maximize health care responses, quality, and cost-effective outcomes. Monitors and revises the plan as indicated when patient condition changes.
• Completes all necessary documentation. Maintains clear, concise, and timely documentation in the patient record to reflect the needs of the patients.
• Documentation will reflect plan of care to address post hospital care needs and resources and evidence of patient, family, or caregiver involvement in planning. Ensuring patient's and caregiver's treatment goals and preferences are incorporated into the transition of care planning and communicated to the multidisciplinary team.
• Follow standardized practices and process related to Advance Care Planning, Length of Stay management, and readmission prevention.
• Supports denial prevention related to medical necessity through addressing/removing barriers to progression of care and participating in Interdisciplinary Discharge Rounds.
• Supports and promotes assertive, proactive care for patients, assisting in removing barriers related to achieving timely testing and treatment. Ensures resources are utilized appropriately and offering alternatives to acute care to the care team.

Education:

• Bachelor of Social Work (required)
• Master's degree in social work or healthcare related field (preferred)

Licensure/Certification:

• BLS Basic Life Support – American Heart Association (required)
• Licensed as a Social Worker in state of practice (required, preferred in VA)
• Accredited Case Manager Certification (ACM) from American Case Management Association or Certified Case Manager (CCM) from Commission for Case Manager Certification (preferred)

Experience:

• 1 year of experience in clinical setting (required)
• 3 years of experience in an acute care clinical setting (preferred)
• Ambulatory or post-acute, care coordination experience (preferred)

Training: None

Mercy Health is an equal opportunity employer. Many of our opportunities reward your hard work with:

• Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental, and vision plans
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance
• And much more

*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status.

Department: Case Mgmt - St Charles Hospital