Social Worker ^60173 job at WVU Healthcare in Morgantown

WVU Healthcare is currently interviewing Social Worker ^60173 on Sun, 19 May 2013 09:58:47 GMT. Title Social Worker ^60173 Req Number 13-01135 Open Date 5/16/2013 Description Social Worker Summary: The social worker intervenes with patients who have complex psychosocial needs, require assistance with eligibility determination for social programs and funding sources, and qualify for community assistance from a variety of special funds and agencies. In addition, offers crisis intervention...

Social Worker ^60173

Location: Morgantown, West Virginia

Description: WVU Healthcare is currently interviewing Social Worker ^60173 right now, this job will be dwelled in West Virginia. Detailed specification about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Title Social Worker ^60173

Req Number 13-01135

Open Date 5/16/2013

Description
Social Worker Summary: The social worker intervenes with patient! s who have complex psychosocial needs, require assistance with eligibility determination for social programs and funding sources, and qualify for community assistance from a variety of special funds and agencies. In addition, offers crisis intervention to patients and families with psychosocial needs and collaborates with the patient care team in the development of a discharge plan of care for all patients including high-risk patient population. This role will receive referrals for individuals from at-risk populations from the interdisciplinary team members (including physicians, care managers, staff nurses, and other members of the care team).
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Æ'æ Psychosocial Assessment and Interventions

  • Provide assessment, social service, and crisis intervention to patients and their families in relation to social, psychological, financial, and family situations, which may include discharge planning.
  • ! On the basis of preliminary risk screening, assesses patients ! and family’s psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning levels, appropriateness and adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness, and ability to cope.
  • Documents interventions according to departmental policies and procedure related to the interactions with patients and families emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness and/or disability; access and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs.
  • Serves as a resource person and provides counseling and intervention related to treatment decision and end-of-life issues.
  • On â€"call and weekend rotations to be performed by on-call/PRN staff as required by the department.
Æ'æ Coordinates/facilitates patient progression throughout the continuum, Transitional Planning, Advocacy and Education:
  • Collaborates with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team to facilitate the Clinical Care Coordinator process for designated caselo! ad. Monitors the patient’s progress, intervening as necessary and appropriate to ensure that the plan of care and services provided are patient focused, high quality, efficient, and cost effective
  • Manages all aspects of discharge planning for assigned patients
  • Provide education as needed to staff, physicians, and patients for transitional planning needs
  • Communicates with community health, social agencies, and the patient care team regarding patients’ with complex family dynamics that directly impact patient care and discharge planning.
  • Provides consultation to care manager when coordinating appropriate community resources to meet continuing care needs.
  • Seeks consultation from appropriate disciplines/departments as required to expedite care and facilitate discharge
  • Initiates the referral for post-acute service or facility and documents in electronic medical record.
  • Communicates all necessary information regar! ding arranged services, placement and transportation needed to healthca! re team, patients, and families
  • Validates discharge criteria for patient and families and notifies care managers of newly identified resources or change in previously identified resources.
  • Working knowledge of the patient’s current medical insurance coverage and the pre-certification requirements for Durable Medical Equipment (DME), placement, infusions, transfers, etc, and negotiate with individual payor, state, local, and federal agencies to optimize the appropriate placement of patients.
  • Communicates, completes, and sends the required forms to the appropriate facility for the potential placement of patients within the desired time frame to prevent avoidable days.
  • Documents relevant discharge planning information in the medical record according to Department standards
Æ'æ Legal Issues related to Patient and Family Support
  • Serves as a consultant for processing medical power of attorney, health care surrogate, a! nd advanced directives.
  • Provides intervention in child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, guardianship (temporary/permanent), foster care, adoption, mental health placement, advance directives, adult/elderly abuse, child protection, and sexual assault.
Æ'æ Financial Management and Quality Screening for assigned patients:
  • Applies approved utilization acuity criteria to monitor appropriateness of admissions and continued stays, and documents findings based on department standards, policy and procedure.
  • Communicates with Resource Center and /or third party payors on issues on a case by case basis and with clinical staff (ie. Peer to Peer) and follows up to resolve problems with payors as needed.
  • Collaborate for appropriate resource and financial management which may include, but is not limited to financial assistance coordination/referrals, entitlement program coordination/referrals, patient benefit coordination, assessment of! working DRG and/or collaboration with Clinical Documentation Managemen! t Program, assessment for appropriate usage of Health Care Resources/clinical cost efficiency.
  • Educates hospital staff and physicians to the payor regulations to prevent denials.
Æ'æ Clinical performance improvement, outcome management and quality activities:
  • Uses data to drive decisions and plan/implement performance improvement strategies related to assigned patients, including fiscal, clinical and patient satisfaction data
  • Uses quality screens in Allscripts to identify potential issues, ie. Avoidable days and readmissions
  • Collects delay for services and other data for specific performance and/or outcome indicators as determined by department
  • Participates in development, implementation, evaluation and r

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