INPATIENT SOCIAL WORKER - LMSW/LCSW-C (PRN) at LifeBridge Health
Baltimore, MD
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INPATIENT SOCIAL WORKER - LMSW/LCSW-C (PRN)
Baltimore, MD
SINAI HOSPITAL
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CARE MANAGEMENT
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PRN - Day shift - 8:00am-4:30pm
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Allied Health
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84133
$28.00-$49.00 Experience based
Posted:
September 25, 2024
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Summary
Position Summary: The Inpatient Social Worker, in collaboration with the clinical team and medical provider, provides patient and family advocacy, discharge planning coordination, and psychosocial intervention for the high risk inpatient, to facilitate comprehensive and integrated care in the hospital and continuity of care in the community, post discharge from the hospital. The Social Worker strives to promote patient and family wellness, improved care outcomes, and access to appropriate hospital and community resources among a patient population with complex health needs.
Essential Functions:
- Assessment Systematically gathers pertinent psychosocial data for high risk hospital inpatients whereby patient and family psychosocial needs can be identified and an appropriate discharge plan can be developed.
- Planning Develops a psychosocial plan of intervention for the high risk patient and family presenting to the inpatient hospital utilizing all available sources of information.
- Intervention/Evaluation Collaborates with Care Management staff, care providers and third party payors to ensure that all appropriate services and resources are utilized in a timely and efficient manner and in compliance with regulations and statutes.
- Performance Improvement Stays abreast of changing care management and social work clinical trends, regulatory matters and third party payer requirements related to discharge planning and precertification of aftercare benefits.
- Counseling Provides brief counseling and crisis intervention techniques in working with patients and families to remove barriers for a safe and collaborative aftercare plan.
- Outcomes and Practices Actively participates on the collaborative teams and demonstrates productivity by facilitating the resolution of barriers in a timely and effective manner.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Master in Social Work from an accredited Social Work University
- LMSW or LCSW-C licensed in the state of Maryland
Additional Information
As one of the largest health care providers in Maryland, with 13,000 team members, We strive to CARE BRAVELY for over 1 million patients annually. LifeBridge Health includes Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Carroll Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital and Grace Medical Center, as well as our Community Physician Enterprise, Center for Hope, Practice Dynamics, and business partners: LifeBridge Health & Fitness, ExpressCare and HomeCare of Maryland.
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