Clinical Social Worker Case Management Full Time Days

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is DMC’s largest hospital, offering a comprehensive heart center, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics / gynecology and cosmetic services. Sinai-Grace’s joint replacement program features a revolutionary minimally invasive knee and hip replacement surgery that attracts patients from all over the country. Sinai-Grace operates more than 21 outpatient care sites and ambulatory surgery centers throughout Wayne and Oakland Counties and is one of 10 hospitals in the nation to be awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to help set the standards of cardiac care for hospitals and physicians throughout the nation.

Summary Description

The Social Worker is 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. The individual in this position has overall responsibility for to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position 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 sequence and at appropriate level of care
• Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards and Tenet policy
• Education provided to physicians, patients, families and caregivers

This individual's responsibility will include the following activities : a) complex psycho-social transition planning assessment and reassessment and intervention, b) assistance with adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and referral as appropriate to local, state and / or federal agencies, c) care coordination, d) implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan, e) leading and / or facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences including Complex Case Review, f) making appropriate referrals to other departments, g ) communicating with patients and families about the plan of care, h) collaborating with physicians, office staff and ancillary departments, i) assuring patient education is completed to support post-acute needs , j) timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system, k ) maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information, l) and other duties as assigned.

POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES :

Transition Management

Care Coordination

Education

(10% daily, essential).

Compliance

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications

1. Master's degree in Social Work from a college or university social work program approved by the Michigan Board of Social Work and accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

2. Current license as a Licensed Master's Social Worker in the State of Michigan, or current limited license to engage in the practice of social work at the Master's level in the State of Michigan, with full licensure within 3 years from date of hire .

3. Two years of acute hospital experience preferred.

4. Must complete and demonstrate competency in using the Tenet Case Management documentation system within 30 days of hire.

5. Attendance at hospital and department orientation is required. Department orientation includes review and instruction regarding Tenet Case Management and Compliance policies, Transition Management, and other topics specific to case management.

6. Accredited Case Manager (ACM) preferred.

Skills Required

1. Analytical ability, critical thinking and problem solving skills to identify opportunities for improvement and problem resolution.

2. Interpersonal skills necessary to work productively with patients, families and all levels of hospital personnel.

3. Verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively with diverse populations including physicians, employees, patients and their families.

4. Ability to cope with stressful situations or encounters, manage multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities, and to work regularly with difficult medical / emotional / psycho-social problems.

5. Teaching abilities to conduct educational programs for staff, patients, families and community.

6. Organizational skills and the ability to lead and coordinate activities of a diverse group of people in a fast paced environment.

7. Comprehensive knowledge base and physical ability to systematically assess patients and families to identify psychosocial health status and needs.

Computer literacy to utilize case management systems.

Job : Case Management / Home Health

Primary Location : Detroit, Michigan

Facility : DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital

Job Type : Full Time

Shift Type : Day

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Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.