Social Work Care Manager

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources

Joining Advent Health is about being part of something bigger. It's about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. Advent Health is a place where you can thrive professionally and grow spiritually, by extending the healing ministry of Christ. You will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to a purpose‑minded team, all while understanding that together we are even better.

Full-time

Shift: Days

100 HEALTH PARK DR, Louisville, 80027

This role receives referrals from the interdisciplinary team and provides crisis interventions and addresses psychosocial needs for patients and families. It evaluates patients for discharge planning needs and, in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and the interdisciplinary team, provides patient care coordination, monitors medical necessity, provides care progression, advocates for patients and families, completes post‑acute care planning, and implements discharge plans for patients in the acute care setting.

This includes assisting patients with social programs and community assistance to address social drivers of health. The role ensures compliance with CMS CoPs for Discharge Planning, federal, and state regulatory requirements, progresses care to achieve length‑of‑stay goals, reduces avoidable readmissions, and improves consumer experience. It provides patient family advocacy and discharge planning coordination for high‑risk patients or other referrals as necessary.

• Provides grief counseling, disease‑adjustment support, crisis intervention, goals‑of‑care planning support, and de‑escalation services for patients as appropriate.
• Assesses patients and families holistically for discharge planning needs in the inpatient, observation, and/or emergency departments, including prior functioning, support systems, financial, and psychosocial factors in a timely fashion to avoid delays in discharge planning.
• Reviews the medical record, including medications, history and physical, labs, and progress notes and incorporates clinical, social, and financial factors into the transition‑of‑care plan.
• Develops discharge plans with appropriate contingency plans throughout the hospital stay to ensure timely care coordination and progression of care, making arrangements for post‑acute care services and facilities as well as community care for social needs.

• Master’s
• 2 years of social work experience

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti‑discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. Minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

Category:
Case Management

Organization:
Advent Health Avista

Schedule:

Full‑time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req :

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.