Social Worker Care Coordinator
Full Time; FTE 1.0
Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Rock Island, IL
Responsible for the coordination of care and services for the patient through collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. Monitors plan of care to address physical and psychosocial needs, and provide problem solving assistance. Coordinates services, transitions of care, discharge planning, referrals to appropriate community agencies and assists with advance directives when appropriate. Provides leadership and promotes communication and collaboration among members of the interdisciplinary team, patients and families to ensure that specific patient outcomes are achieved and variances are evaluated and addressed as needed.
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Responsibilities- Facilitates the coordination of discharge planning to assure excellence in patient care and patient flow
- Assess patient's clinical and psychosocial needs, identifies risk factors and develops plan based on identified needs
- Identifies needed interventions, communicates and collaborates with physicians and primary nurse to individualize plan of care
- Collaborates with patient, family, and other members of the healthcare team to address patient needs related to care coordination
- Coordinates and facilitates interdisciplinary planning and communication through care coordination rounds, complex care meetings, unit specific staff meetings
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position.
Preferred or Specialized
Not required to perform the essential functions of the position.
Education:
Master's Degree in Social Work required.
Experience:
1-2 Years post graduate experience.
Previous utilization review, case management and/or care coordination experience preferred. Three to five years' experience in hospital, intermediate care or home care setting preferred.
License(s)/Certification(s):
Social Work license in Iowa and Illinois required. (License in second state must be obtained within 30 days of hire.)
CPR certification upon hire.
Valid driver's license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Must have thorough knowledge of community resources and agencies. Must have excellent communication skills, both oral and written including the ability to communicate with physicians, hospital staff, patients, families and community agencies. Requires the ability to negotiate and establish effective working relationships with members of the interdisciplinary health care team. Must demonstrate ability to identify and act upon psychosocial needs and work independently in outcome oriented environment. Above average computer skills and software programs required.
Knowledge of Medicare Conditions of Participation and IDPH, Joint Commission Standards preferred.
Other:
Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
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- Area of Interest: Behavioral Health Services;
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0;
- Department: Care Coordination;
- Shift: Monday thru Friday. 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Minimal weekend/holidays/on-call;
- Job ID: 154923;