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Social Worker MSW

Saunders Staffing Agency
Kansas City, MO, United States
$29,41-$41,16 an hour
Full-time

The Social Worker (MSW) is responsible for non-clinical, biopsychosocial assessments and interventions for the inpatient floors and the outpatient emergency department.

The MSW performs crisis intervention, patient / family interventions, high-risk screening, focused emotional support, and referrals for financial assistance or other identified resource needs.

The MSW assists in post-acute care placement on all discharges, primarily with those patients identified with post-discharge behavioral health and patient assistance / resource needs.

The MSW is dedicated to patient and family-centered care that values personal self-determination, and prioritization, and engages in creative and compassionate problem-solving.

The scope of this role includes intensive care units, Trauma, Oncology, NICU, Transplant, and ED. The MSW responds to physician, non-discharge planning social work consults throughout the facility.

Job Responsibilities

  • You will work collaboratively with RN case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and other staff members to proactively identify and address patient needs.
  • You will identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery. These barriers include financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, and spiritual.
  • You will maintain a thorough working knowledge of the rules of Medicare, Medicaid, and private-payer regulations and processes.
  • You will possess a thorough understanding of managed-care concepts and length-of-stay management relating to patient and organizational fiscal responsibility.
  • You will perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate discharge plans for high-risk patients with discharge planning or psychosocial needs.
  • You will coordinate and facilitate meetings between the care team and patients / families / caregivers. You will assist patients and families in making difficult decisions while honoring their preferences and values.
  • You will intervene with patients / families / caregivers for psychosocial needs, assistance, and support in coping with chronic acute terminal illness.

You will engage in consultation, discharge planning, education, counseling, advocacy, and information referrals to meet the emotional, social, and financial aspects of care.

You will provide emotional support to patients and family members during complex and / or emotionally charged issues, such as end-of-life, terminal illness notifications, death notifications (with physicians), and crisis interventions.

Qualifications

  • MUST HAVE Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited school
  • State License Eligible
  • A minimum of 1 year of hospital Social Work experience is preferred

SHIFT Full-time Days (Rotating Weekends)

2 Positions- Social Worker 2- MUST HAVE LMSW, RPC WILL OFFER CLINICAL SUPERVISION

Social Worker 3- MUST HAVE LCSW LICENSE

Compensation : Salary range $24.75- $34.65- SW2; Salary range $29.41- $41.16 SW3

30+ days ago
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