Social Worker
Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
Description: West Virginia University Hospitals is at present recruited Social Worker right now, this vacancy will be situated in West Virginia. Detailed specification about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Summary: The social worker intervenes with patients who have complex psychosocial needs, require assistance with eligibility determination for social programs and funding source! s, 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 evalua! tion 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.
- Collaborates with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team to facilitate the Clinical Care Coordinator process for designated caseload. 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 regarding arranged services, placement and transportation needed to healthcare 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
- Serves as a consultant for processing medical power of attorney, health care surrogate, and advanced directives.
- Provides intervention in child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, guardians! hip (temporary/permanent), foster care, adoption, mental health placement, advance directives, adult/elderly abuse, child protection, and sexual assault.
- 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 Management Program, assessment for appro! priate usage of Health Care Resources/clinical cost efficiency.
- 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 revision of clinical pathways and serves as a member of the clinical resource/team, including participation of staff interviews/screening for hire.
- Educate the multidisciplinary team and physicians about clinical pathways/protocols and managed care principles
- Participate in the development of! clinical pathways, best practice standard development, competency process, as well as participate in Joint Commission Standard Compliance, Federal/State/Local Regulatory Agency compliance, Core Measure Utilization/compliance, Patient Safety Compliance, Quality improvement initiatives
- Identifies at-risk populations using approved screening tool and follows established reporting procedures
- Monitors clinical and financial indicators (i.e. length of stay (LOS)) and ancillary resource use on an ongoing basis and takes action to achieve continuous improvement in both areas as viewed on Care Management’s Dashboard
Position Requirements
Minimum Qualifi! cations
- Masters Social Work required. Must have LGSW ! or LCSW certification in the State of West Virginia by the end of the first six months of employment.
- One to three year’s experience preferred.
- Possesses excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills in interactions with patients, families, physicians, and health care team colleagues.
- Ability to work with people of all social, economic, and cultural backgrounds and be flexible, open minded, and adaptable to change.
- Capable of independent judgment and action regarding psychosocial needs of patients.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please send us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to West Virginia University Hospitals.
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This vacancy will be opened on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:20:07 GMT