Social Worker BSW

(30%)* Provide social work interventionas it relates to hospitalizationincluding crisis management, health care decision making, illnessadjustment,ethical/legal concerns, dischargeplanning,and transitional care needs, child or elderabuse, domestic violence, competency, financial problems, compliances issues, substance abuse, mental illnessaswell as otherpsychosocialbarriers to maximizing health status.

 (30%)* Work with health care team, patient, family and/or significant others to continually transition the patient to the appropriate level/placeof care. Advocate, mediate, and negotiate,with an emphasison self-determination for the patient system, to formulate a cohesive plan for maintaining the patient’shealth status, improving social supports, and moving the patient safely intoless restrictive, less costly levels of care according to available resources.

 (20%)*Collaboratewith the physicianin competency/capacity determination,obtaininglegal guardianship,involuntary psychiatricadmission,adoptions,ethical concerns, etc.Completeand disseminate all necessary legal and clinical documentationas needed for resolution.

(20%)*Collaborateswith all members of the Care Management Team includingphysicians,nurses,healthinformation analysts,andothers to provide information relating to admission, continued stay, discharge criteria, managed care, federal program regulations, reimbursement fundamentals, and regulatory standards on a dailybasis.

OTHER DUTIESANDRESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complete and document a standard social work psychosocial-spiritualassessment to: Eliminate barriers to treatment and discharge, increase patient/family satisfaction, improve appropriate utilizationof resources. 
• Serve as the lead in obtaining financial and other resources for patientsand families in need. 
• Identify the need for and conduct family meetings, with or without the physician, that result inunderstanding, comfort, decision-making, andotherimportant outcomes, such as discharge. 
• Integrate relevant theories of family dynamics, crisis intervention, strengths based, solution focused, and meaning of illnessinto everyday casework. 
• Summarize a patientand family situation concisely, with helpful guidance to non-socialwork staff members about recommendations for actions to be taken andbarriers to discharge. 
• Facilitates discharge planning for patients i.e.extended care placements, other facility transfers, andhome care arrangementsin collaboration with the health care team. 
• Actively participate in care coordination efforts to successfully identify high-risk factors and respond appropriately so that key information,next steps and avoidabledaysare captured and documented. Is anactiveparticipantin the daily care coordination meetings. 
• Accepts accountability for the clinical outcomes that the Discharge Planning role can facilitate. 
• Maintains timely, clear and concise documentation inall required systems. 
• Provides pertinent clinical data to designatedoutsideagencies to assure compliance with their requirements.
• Assures compliance with regulatory requirements and acts a resource/liaison to physiciansand medical staff regarding all aspects ofCase Management activities.
• DuringCare CoordinationRounds, BSW CM communicates with the health care team a patient-centeredplan that is needs based,appropriate to patient resources, timely and addresses the risk of readmission.
• Builds professional relationships with patient, families, facilities and resources to address conflict resolution with positiveoutcomes.
• Completesall documentationanddata entry requirements. Identifies high risk populationand addressesopportunities for intervention. 
• Willingly and consistently offer to helppeers asneeded. 
• Communicates teamwork, caring and compassion. Provide excellent customer service with internalandexternal customers. 
• Assume responsibility for professionaldevelopment and education requirements for maintenance ofprofessionallicensure. 
• All other duties asassigned.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTSAND TYPICALWORKING CONDITIONS:

Exposure to stressful situations, including those involvingpublic contact, as wellas, trauma, griefanddeath.

Able to wear personalprotectiveequipment that includeslatex materials or appropriate substitute if required for your position.

Is able to move freely about facility with or without an assisteddevice and must be able to perform the functions of the job as outlinedin the job description.

Overall vision and hearingis necessarywith orwithoutassisteddevice(s).