Medical Social Worker Jobs

Wage Range: $38.71 - $66.04 per hour plus per diem premium
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Who We Are
We focus on care coordination with patients/families and work closely with members of the interdisciplinary staff to assure that each patient receives the right care in the right setting at the right time. Our care teams are composed of the following:

• Utilization Management/Case Management Nurses provide clinical information to our payers and ensure that patients are meeting medical necessity for acute services. They also partner with the Social workers in coordinating post-discharge care.
• Social Workers provide crisis intervention, behavioral health and chemical dependency assessments, screen for abuse and neglect, as well as coordinate post-discharge care. We help coordinate with skilled nursing facilities, home health, hospice, arrange for equipment, and arrange for additional services in the community.
• Clinical Documentation Specialists review documentation to ensure that the patient experience is being documented accurately. They partner with the physicians to reflect the appropriate severity of illness and level of service provision.

Why Join Our Team? As an employee of EvergreenHealth we believe in helping our staff by providing:

• Training: Our new staff will feel confident knowing they have learned from experienced preceptors within their area of specialty. We also provide supervision hours for additional licensure/certification.
• Innovative Technologies. Our teams are excited to utilize Epic as a tool that will help to streamline and optimize our clinical, administrative, and revenue cycle workflows.
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Providing Professional Development as supported through our Tuition Assistance program and paid CEU’s
• Commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce: Our staff share a deep commitment to providing exceptional care and service for each one of our patients, and one another.

As an organization our staff our proud to be working for an organization that has been named:

• In 2023 EvergreenHealth was one of two hospitals that received the Patient Safety Excellence Award throughout the states of WA, ID, OR, MT, and Alaska
• One America’s 50 best Hospitals, three years in a row by Healthgrades. EvergreenHealth ranks in the top 1% of nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide.

Job Summary
The Care Management Social Worker works in partnership with the RN Case Manager and other health care professionals to ensure continuity and coordination of care for patients and families. Provides consultation to patients / families regarding social, environmental, psychological, financial and cultural factors related to illness and hospitalization supports continuity in care management, and organizes all aspects of discharge planning.
Primary Duties:

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Assumes daily case load of select population to provide clinical social work services to patients and families.

License, Certification, Education or Experience:

REQUIRED for the position:

• Master’s degree in Social Work
• Age-specific or behavior-specific knowledge and experience in working with specific patient populations (i.e., children, elderly, those with emotional/behavioral dysfunction) relevant to area of assignment.
• 2 – 3 years of social work experience in a hospital setting preferred or community setting
• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification by date of hire
• One of the following credentials is required: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Advanced Social Worker (LASW), OR Social Worker Associate- need to obtain full licensure in one of the above two categories– within 4 years of hire.
• Excellent communication skills in order to effectively communicate ensure, and provide for patient needs, and to provide a legal record of this care. Accountability for professional practice, commitment to patient care, and commitment to uphold the Patient Bill of Rights.

DESIRED for the position:

• Two (2) years of experience working in a hospital setting
• Case Management or other Certification

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between EvergreenHealth and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare 1199NW. Union membership is optional.
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