Medical Social Worker

Job description

Department/Unit: Care Management/Social Work Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Salary Range: $70,068.00 - $108,605.00 Create optimal outcomes for the patient and family by managing complex psychosocial and economic co-morbidities. Through advanced practice skills, mobilizes resources to reduce risk, and serves as ambassador between hospital and community. Job Description: - Works with the Case Manager and the treatment team to develop a safe and timely Discharge Plan A and B that complies with regulations and laws regarding patient and family wishes - Identifies the need for and conducts family meetings that result in comfort, decisions, and other important outcomes - Serves as the lead in obtaining charity and financial resources, legal guardianship, adoptions, psychiatric referrals, and competency determinations. - Leads or co-leads Care Coordination Rounds - Help create function and productivity on the many teams to which the SW belongs, facilitating the resolution of conflict to present a united message to patients and families - Acknowledge issues of diversity and adjust practice accordingly - Works with people and agencies in the community to improve responsiveness,...