Social Worker Clinics

Company:  Unavailable
Location: Omaha
Closing Date: 27/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Overview

$7,500 Sign-On Bonus and eligible for up to $10,000 Student Loan Assistance!!!

Social Determinants of Health can have a major impact on a patient’s healthcare. As a member of a multidisciplinary team in the Outpatient CHI Health Clinics, the Social Worker-Outpatient Care Coordinator is responsible for assessing and providing support and intervention for the social and emotional needs of patients and their families to promote improved health, continuity of care and services in the outpatient setting. 

Works collaboratively with physicians, staff and other health care professionals within his/her clinically integrated network (CIN), CHI Health Partners, to maintain and improve quality and sustainability within the CIN.

Responsibilities
  • Assists in the identification of member populations needing care coordination and social work intervention.
  • Acts as a liaison with patients and families to physicians, clinical staff, community resources and others.
  • Conducts a psychosocial assessment and acts as a patient’s advocate, by responding to and working with patients to address needs and resolve their concerns.
  • Provides Health Promotion activities and education for patients.
  • Functions as an active team member by effectively collaborating, communicating and coordinating among all responsible parties of an individual patient’s multidisciplinary health care team striving to eliminate fragmentation, duplication or gaps in health care.
  • Optimizes patient and family independence and self determination by  providing education and health coaching, and assisting with improving problem solving and coping skills as needed.  
  • Works with patients, families, and caregivers in the primary care and specialty clinics to address barriers that may be affecting the patient’s health, including, economic needs, behavioral issues, services in home, disability, out of home placement  etc. 
  • Identifies and links families to community resources.
  • Other duties as assigned within Population Health Care Management.
  • Qualifications

    Required Licenses/Certifications: Current/Active Certification to practice Social Work in the State of Nebraska is required (CSW)

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