Social Worker PACE

Dyer Health Center South

2150 Gettler St Dyer, Indiana 46311

WHO WE ARE

With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest.

Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

The PACE program’s vision statement is to provide unmatched, individualized, and joyful care through teamwork that is worthy of praise so that seniors experience the best quality-of-life in their communities.

PACE offers seniors and their families the care, nutrition, rehabilitation, transportation, and supportive services they need to remain healthy so that they can live in their own home.

Franciscan is known for our mission of caring.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Develops discharge plans, identifying the post-discharge needs of the patient and target appropriate resources for follow-up care, in collaboration with the patient, family and multidisciplinary care team to make the transition as smooth as possible for patients along the continuum of care.

Integrates insurance, financial situation and criteria for payment in discharge plans in consideration of patient / caregiver needs.

Maintains accurate, concise and timely documentation in EPIC and DOC flowsheets for discharge planning. Referral Relations

Maintains good rapport with internal and external referral sources; facilitates communication with community facilities, agencies, and resources and makes appropriate referrals as needed.

Documents patient care information and ensures timely and accurate completion of patient care records in accordance with policies and procedures.

Collaborates with a medical case manager and multidisciplinary treatment team to individualize each patient's treatment needs in order to achieve defined goals for improved patient outcomes.

Educates patients and their caregivers about extended care facilities, home health agencies and other resources as appropriate, to transition patients along the continuum of care.

Assesses social determinates and barriers to discharge from the previously established discharge plan for readmitted patients.

Performs thorough patient psychosocial assessments to explore the physical, psychological and social aspects of the patient and their conditions, obtains history, and elicits an accurate description of psychosocial needs in order to inform patient treatment plans, in collaboration with patients, their support systems and care team members.

QUALIFICATIONS

Master's Degree - Required

2 years Acute Care Hospital - Preferred

2 years Mental Health or related Community Healthcare - Preferred

Licensed Social Worker (LSW) OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Required

Auto Insurance- Required

Driver's License- Required

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED : Up to 50%

Up to 50%

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.