PRN Social Worker Care Manager

Overview

Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. Harris Health focuses on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon

B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s network of clinics and virtual care.

Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems achieving Magnet nursing excellence and other recognitions, with partnerships across leading medical institutions.

The Inpatient Social Worker Care Manager I (SWCM I) facilitates the collaborative interdisciplinary process of case management, including assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, and evaluation appropriate to the scope of licensure in a hospital setting. The SWCM I assists patients and families in addressing social, financial, and psychological problems related to health conditions, and advocates for services to meet comprehensive needs with available resources to promote quality, cost-effective outcomes.

The SWCM I provides clinical social work and complex discharge planning assistance to high-risk patients and families. This role may involve eligibility determination for social programs and assistance in qualifying for community resources. The SWCM I offers crisis intervention and/or mental health assessment, coordinates multidisciplinary discharge plans, and participates in interdisciplinary team meetings to address psychosocial issues across the continuum of care.

The SWCM I participates in quality improvement activities and promotes a customer-friendly environment using Service

FIRST behaviors.

Degree:
Graduation from an accredited school of Social Work with a Master’s degree in Social Work.

• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Required
• Current licensure in the State of Texas
• Related Specialty Certification preferred
• Basic Life Support

• Work Experience:
  
  Prior experience as Social Worker preferred
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact);
  Exceptional Verbal (Public Speaking);
  Writing/Composing
• Bilingual
  
  Skills Required:
  
  No;
  Spanish preferred
• Proficiencies: PC, MS Word

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Analytical, Medical Terms, Mathematics

Weekends, Holidays, Flexible, Travel, On-Call

Equipment Operated: PC and office equipment related to job duties