Job Description

Position Summary:

Identifies patient and family psychosocial and environmental needs related to admission, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge by providing the highest quality, evidence based care to patients while promoting cost-effective utilization of hospital resources. Works collaboratively with other members of the interdisciplinary team in developing and implementing a comprehensive, integrated discharge plan to effect positive patient and family outcomes. Makes appropriate referrals for community services; may provide emotional support and therapeutic interventions, crisis intervention, bereavement services, and patient/family education. Assesses and intervenes in situations involving mandating reporting. Provides supervision to graduate social work student interns. Identifies patients who present to the ED with non-emergent needs; identifies and resolves barriers to accessing primary and preventive services instead of ED; educates patients regarding how and where to access health care services including the roles of the PCP, Urgent Care, and ED, refer to Health Home Care Manager as needed; educated patients on transportation resources in the community.

Education:

Minimum: Licensed Master Social Work (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in NY State or eligible for NY State License.

Professional Certifications:

Minimum: Screen certification or experience or intent to pursue within six months.

Work Experience:

Minimum:

• Two years of related experience in Health Care.
• Counseling and discharge planning experience.

Preferred:

• Experience in Acute Hospital setting and/or Nursing Home knowledge: prior navigator experience.
• Prior experience conducting Crisis Intervention Evaluations.

Skills:

Minimum:

• Demonstrate ability to handle confidential information with discretion and ability to deal with the people in a professional and courteous manner.
• Ability to meet deadline, manage multiple priorities and enhance the spirit of teamwork through effective role modeling.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• Computer literacy

Preferred:

• Experience with Microsoft Office products and electronic medical record.

Welcome to Avani Healthcare Staffing...where YOU matter! You work hard, and you deserve an exceptional travel healthcare experience. Avani Healthcare Staffing makes it happen!

We are a Joint Commission Certified agency who knows you are more than a healthcare worker.... YOU are person. That's what makes us different from other healthcare stafing companies; we focus on you.

We make it our mission to keep the process simple and to put the right people in the right places at the right time. With years of experience in healthcare staffing, we're ready to find the perfect assignment and destination for you.

Job Tags

Work experience placement, Immediate start,

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