Social Worker MSW- Lansdale

Jefferson Health Plans

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Job Details Provides social work services, assesses and enhances the patient’s/family’s/significant other’s ability to cope with physical, emotional and environmental problems related to illness/convalescence and discharge plan. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan for the patient. Address: 100 Medical Campus Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446 Schedule: M-F 8am-4:30pm, 1 weekend a month rotation, on call rotation Job Description Essential Functions · Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. · Conducts psychosocial assessment/reassignment of patients/significant others relating to the social, emotional and cognitive capabilities of patients in relationship to their illness and health maintenance needs. · Develops and implements a plan of intervention that addresses identified needs related to needs/problems identified during assessment. · Collaborated with the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate discharge planning · Provides counseling for patient/family/significant others to assist with coping with new diagnoses, chronic illness and palliative or terminal care · Advocates on behalf of the patients/families to enable them to obtain necessary services. Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required): Knowledge of: Medical terminology and disease process; Community resources; Insurance regulations and requirements Skill in: Work with multidisciplinary teams, outside resources, patients/families/significant others Ability to: Establish an appropriate plan to safely discharge patients to the next level of care Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Education: Graduate from an accredited Masters of Social Work program required. Masters of Social Work required. AND Experience: Minimum of 2 years hospital based social work experience. Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements: Active LSW or LCSW required for New Jersey positions and preferred for Pennsylvania positions. Additional Information Other Functions (in addition to Essential Functions) · Serves as a resource and provides counseling and intervention related to treatment decisions and end of life care issues. · Refers patient/significant other to community based services/resources to meet patient’s continuum of care needs. · Coordinates team and/or family conferences when necessary to facilitate patient’s care progression. · Provides psychosocial counseling and crisis interventions to patients/significant others with needs. Provides interventions in cases involving child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, elder abuse and institutional abuse. Provides intervention in cases involving guardianship, foster care, adoption, psychiatric assessment and placement, Advance Directives (Center City), trauma and substance abuse. · Facilitates completion of all placement related documentation in nursing home grants, applications, etc. Completes referrals to options programs where appropriate. · Documents in accordance with hospital and departmental requirements. · Works with Case Managers in providing discharge planning services per departmental policies and procedures in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family. · Identifies patients and locates family and/or next of kin. · Educates patients/significant others on the process for obtaining health insurance. Provides appropriate documents/information to apply for welfare insurance. · When necessary, initiates medical assistance application in a timely manner (Center City) or ensure medical assistance application has been initiated by identified external agencies (excludes Center City). Follows up with identified external service regarding application. · Provides psychosocial assessment and intervention as well as documents in the electronic medical record updates throughout patient’s hospitalization, discharge planning process and relevant post-acute care · Supervises field placement of MSW students. · When appropriate, refer case to the Placement Official Social Worker to assist in obtaining placement for the patient’s discharge (Center City and Abington/Lansdale). · Precept and mentor new staff members to their role and department. Weekend Tasks · Facilitates and coordinates discharge plans for patient identified to leave on the weekend, including homecare/hospice services; transportation; post-acute facility placements · Perform assessments and develops relevant interventions specifically for trauma patients (Abington) · Obtains relevant post-acute authorizations · Manages Livanta appeal determinations and if necessary address alternate discharge plans · Provides updates to post-acute facility liaisons regarding possible weekend discharges · Reviews discharge orders to determine which patients can be transitioned to the next level of care that day (JNE) · Assist with completing relevant 302 paperwork, when necessary · Documents updates for the week day staff per department procedures.

Requirements

• Knowledge of: Medical terminology and disease process
• Community resources
• Insurance regulations and requirements
• Skill in: Work with multidisciplinary teams, outside resources, patients/families/significant others
• Ability to: Establish an appropriate plan to safely discharge patients to the next level of care
• Graduate from an accredited Masters of Social Work program required
• Masters of Social Work required
• Minimum of 2 years hospital based social work experience
• Active LSW or LCSW required for New Jersey positions and preferred for Pennsylvania positions

Responsibilities

• Provides social work services
• Assesses and enhances the patient’s/family’s/significant other’s ability to cope with physical, emotional and environmental problems related to illness/convalescence and discharge plan
• Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan for the patient
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson
• Conducts psychosocial assessment/reassignment of patients/significant others relating to the social, emotional and cognitive capabilities of patients in relationship to their illness and health maintenance needs
• Develops and implements a plan of intervention that addresses identified needs related to needs/problems identified during assessment
• Collaborated with the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate discharge planning
• Provides counseling for patient/family/significant others to assist with coping with new diagnoses, chronic illness and palliative or terminal care
• Advocates on behalf of the patients/families to enable them to obtain necessary services
• Serves as a resource and provides counseling and intervention related to treatment decisions and end of life care issues
• Refers patient/significant other to community based services/resources to meet patient’s continuum of care needs
• Coordinates team and/or family conferences when necessary to facilitate patient’s care progression
• Provides psychosocial counseling and crisis interventions to patients/significant others with needs
• Provides interventions in cases involving child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, elder abuse and institutional abuse
• Provides intervention in cases involving guardianship, foster care, adoption, psychiatric assessment and placement, Advance Directives (Center City), trauma and substance abuse
• Facilitates completion of all placement related documentation in nursing home grants, applications, etc
• Completes referrals to options programs where appropriate
• Documents in accordance with hospital and departmental requirements
• Works with Case Managers in providing discharge planning services per departmental policies and procedures in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family
• Identifies patients and locates family and/or next of kin
• Educates patients/significant others on the process for obtaining health insurance
• Provides appropriate documents/information to apply for welfare insurance
• When necessary, initiates medical assistance application in a timely manner (Center City) or ensure medical assistance application has been initiated by identified external agencies (excludes Center City)
• Follows up with identified external service regarding application
• Provides psychosocial assessment and intervention as well as documents in the electronic medical record updates throughout patient’s hospitalization, discharge planning process and relevant post-acute care
• Supervises field placement of MSW students
• When appropriate, refer case to the Placement Official Social Worker to assist in obtaining placement for the patient’s discharge (Center City and Abington/Lansdale)
• Precept and mentor new staff members to their role and department
• Facilitates and coordinates discharge plans for patient identified to leave on the weekend, including homecare/hospice services; transportation; post-acute facility placements
• Perform assessments and develops relevant interventions specifically for trauma patients (Abington)
• Obtains relevant post-acute authorizations
• Manages Livanta appeal determinations and if necessary address alternate discharge plans
• Provides updates to post-acute facility liaisons regarding possible weekend discharges
• Reviews discharge orders to determine which patients can be transitioned to the next level of care that day (JNE)
• Assist with completing relevant 302 paperwork, when necessary
• Documents updates for the week day staff per department procedures

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level