Care Transition Manager, Social Worker

Care Transition Manager Social Worker (SW)

Work location:

Texas Health Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, TX 75231

Work hours:

Full time;
Days 8:00 - 4:30 (Monday - Friday)

• Engaged leadership team
• Manageable case load
• Team that works together to ensure work/life balance for all

• Master’s degree in social work required
• Three years of experience in hospital/medical social work preferred
• One year of experience of discharge planning/care management
• Hospital Case management preferred
• LMSW – Licensed Master Social Worker upon hire required or LCSW – Licensed Clinical Social Worker upon hire required
• CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation upon hire required
• ACM – Accredited Case Manager upon hire preferred or CCM – Certified Case Manager upon hire preferred or Other – ANCC upon hire preferred

• Ensure patients are transitioned to appropriate levels of care in a timely and effective manner
• Review the Texas Health Readmission Indicator List (THRIL) scores daily for all assigned patients
• Identify high risk patients whose THRIL score (note: text to be clarified in original)
• Promote discussion and assist in the identification of a primary care physician (PCP) for patients
• Complete Transition Evaluations on patients within 24 hours of identification and begin discharge planning
• Interview and assess patients and caregivers as part of the transition evaluation
• Identify transition needs and discuss funding of post-transition care with patients and caregivers

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, Medical, Dental, Paid Parental Leave, Flex Spending, Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Forgiveness as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards!

For more than a half-century, Texas Health Dallas has been at the forefront of health care in North Texas. We’re an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community in and around Dallas since 1966. We specialize in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s services and emergency medicine. Plus, we’re a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and provide wellness services, outpatient surgery and women’s imaging services.

Texas Health Dallas is a joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a Comprehensive Heart Attack Center and a designated Magnet hospital. We’re a top choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, bariatric services, cardiac care and much more.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

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