As a member of the Patient Resource Management team, the Social Worker will collaborate with Case Managers to ensure timely movement of patients through the continuum of care. Discharge dispositions may include: inpatient rehabilitation, transitional SNF, nursing home placement, inpatient psychiatric facilities, home with home health, home with medical equipment, or home. Social workers are primarily responsible for: Administering psychosocial assessments.
Identifying and coordinating continuum of care needs, including discharge assessment and planning. Cultivating therapeutic relationships with patients and families. Incorporating patient and family preferences and strengths into a collaborative plan of care.
Advising, educating, advocating for and facilitating access to needed resources. Responding to needs of special populations such as the homeless, substance abusers, and families with complex social situations. Ensuring appropriate length of stay by addressing patient, family, and system barriers to discharge.
Additionally, social workers are included in a variety of hospital, departmental, and community committees that may involve planning and development of programs and services. Social workers are actively involved in disaster response that provides crisis intervention in the family crisis waiting area. As such, social workers are required to be available on an on-call basis 100% of the time.
Social workers plan for and participate in performance improvement activities. The social worker will demonstrate competency in the neonate, infant, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. The social worker may be assigned to specific clinical areas such as cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, and oncology.
Bachelor's degree in Social Work from an accredited school. Experience in medical social work preferred. Activity in a professional social work association encouraged Licenses and
Valid and active social work license preferred CPR required BLS required Work
Day On Call: No Weekends: Yes
No Travel Shift Details: 8a-5p City/State: Kingsport, TN Location: Holston Valley Medical Center