Social Worker LMSW Care Management - Fingerlakes Health

• POSITION SUMMARY:
  • Identifies patient and family psychosocial and environmental needs related to admission, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge by providing the highest quality, evidence based care to patients while promoting cost-effective utilization of hospital resources. Works collaboratively with other members of the interdisciplinary team in developing and implementing a comprehensive, integrated discharge plan to effect positive patient and family outcomes. Makes appropriate referrals for community services; may provide emotional support and therapeutic interventions, crisis intervention, bereavement services, and patient/family education. Assesses and intervenes in situations involving mandating reporting. Provides supervision to graduate social work student interns. Identifies patients who present to the ED with non-emergent needs; identifies and resolves barriers to accessing primary and preventive services instead of ED; educates patients regarding how and where to access health cre servcies including the roles of the PCP, Urgent Care, and ED, refer to Health Home Care Manager as needed; educated patients on transportation resources in the community.
• QUALIFICATIONS:
  • EDUCATION:
    • Minimum:
      • Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited program.
    • Preferred:
      • Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
  • 
    LICENSE:
    • Minimum:
      • Licensed Master Social Work (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in NY State or eligible for NY State License.
  • 
    PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
    • Minimum:
      • Screen certification or experience or intent to pursue within six months.
  • 
    WORK EXPERIENCE:
    • Minimum:
      • Two years of related experience in Health Care.
      • Counseling and discharge planning experience.
    • Preferred:
      • Experience in Acute Hospital setting and/or Nursing Home knowledge; prior navigator experience
      • Prior experience conducting Crisis Intervention Evaluations
  • 
    SKILLS:
    • Minimum:
      • Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with discretion and ability to deal with the people in a professional and courteous manner.
      • Ability to meet deadlines, manage multiple priorities and enhance the spirit of teamwork through effective role modeling.
      • Excellent interpersonal, communication and organization skills.
      • Computer literacy
    • Preferred:
      • Experience with Microsoft Office products and electronic medical record
• $36.00-$40.00 hourly

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