Social Worker II - Case Management

Overview

Social Worker Case Management LCSW Full Time Nights at Desert Regional Medical Center. The Social Worker is responsible for facilitating care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient’s resources and right to self-determination.

• Assess patients for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission.
• Conduct complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable readmissions.
• Integrate national standards for case management scope of services including transition management, care coordination, and compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards and Tenet policy.
• Provide education to physicians, patients, families and caregivers.
• Lead a population of patients by service line and/or serve as a resource to Tenet performance standards.

• Complex psycho-social transition planning assessment and reassessment and intervention.
• Care coordination and implementation or oversight of the transition plan.
• Lead and/or facilitate multi-disciplinary patient care conferences including Complex Case Review.
• Make appropriate referrals to other departments and communicate with patients and families about the plan of care.
• Collaborate with physicians, office staff and ancillary departments; assure patient education is completed to support post-acute needs.
• Timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system; maintain accurate patient demographic and insurance information.
• Precept new staff members and act as a resource to all staff; facilitate TEMPO as needed.
• Participate in department quality improvement initiatives and perform other duties as assigned.

• Experience:
  
  Preferred two (2) years acute hospital experience.
• Certifications:
  
  Required:
  
  LCSW based on license requirements of the state in which the Tenet Hospital operates. Preferred:
  Accredited Case Manager (ACM).
• Sign On Bonus:
  Up to $25,000.

Salary range: $35.32 - $54.75 per hour. Individual wages determined based upon qualifications and experience.

Tenet complies with federal, state, and local vaccination laws. If offered, vaccination proof or approved exemption may be required. If exempt, regular testing may be required. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless it would cause undue hardship.

• Full-time

• Other

• Hospitals and Health Care and Medical Practices