Overview
Job Summary
Provides assessments, treatment planning, information, and referrals to community resources. Plans for case management of targeted patient populations. Identifies and coordinates aspects of care for the patient/family that require social work knowledge and skill.
Essential Functions
- Develops, monitors, and revises a plan of care based on assessment of patient/family needs.
- Provides patient/family with information about post hospital care placement options and obtains necessary consents to refer patient to appropriate facilities.
- Maintains availability to the patient/family as a resource to facilitate communication among providers and to monitor services rendered.
- Remains involved until the patient achieves the planned level of functional health or until the patient is discharged.
- Analyzes and evaluates the effect of social work involvement on quality outcomes, fiscal parameters, customer satisfaction, and system operations and implements strategies to resolve system, performance, and patient variances.
Works in an office type setting, extensive walking throughout the facility. Prolonged periods of sitting reviewing medical records, documentation. Repetitive wrist motion and occasional lifting of 10-20 pounds. Requires frequent verbal and written communication in English. Intact sight and hearing with or without assistive devices is required.
Education, Experience and Certifications
Master’s in Social Work required. Minimum 2 years social work experience at Atrium Health in Case Management, Hospice, and/or Home Health required. Certification or licensure required (LCSW, ACSW, CSW, CMSW, APHSW-C, ACM-SW, CCM). Adherence to the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics.
