Details
Posted: 18-Jun-22
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 2105025230
Summary
Social Worker II Responsible to facilitate 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. Social Worker II Assumes responsibility to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. Social Worker II is Responsible to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patient at risk for readmission. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable readmissions. Integrates national standards for case management scope of services including:Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention and patient satisfaction; Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequencedand provided at theappropriate level of care; Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards and Tenet policy; and Education provided to physicians, patients, families and caregivers; Participates in planning the socialwork component required to selected hospital programs; Provides in-service education for staff; and collaborates with community providers to develop educational resources appropriate for staff and patients/patient representatives.Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period. Other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:Education
Required: Master�s Degree Social Worker (MSW)
Experience
Required: 2 years in acute hospital.Abilityto work autonomously and makeindependent judgements.
Certifications
Required: Possession of current Texas State Social Work Licensebased on Degree, BLS
Preferred: Accredited Case Manager (ACM).
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Job:
Case Management/Home Health
Primary Location:
San Antonio, Texas
Facility:
Baptist Medical Center
Job Type:
PT2Y
Shift Type:
Rotate
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