Social Worker - Care Coordination (Bsw Or Msw)

Job Summary

Summary The Social Worker works in collaboration with the team and assists in the coordination of care for mental health, behavioral and social needs. Facilitates communication between patients, families, healthcare professionals, community and state agencies and other interdisciplinary team members. Responsible to assist with the implementation of care plan and coordination of behavioral health and social services.

Job Duties

• Sets up appointments, arranges for follow-up treatment as indicated.
• Involves patient, family and others as appropriate in delivery of care and treatment recommendations.
• Assists with insurance verification and authorization procedures.
• Makes arrangements for the safe and expedient transfer of patients as required.
• Acts as a resource of information for Division members, patients, referral sources, etc.
• Assists with provider schedule maintenance.
• Part of interdisciplinary team that ensures the patients progress in the acute episode of care through post discharge and is quality driven while being efficient and cost effective
• Provides input in treatment decisions; presents specific treatment plans for approval.
• Obtains information from patients and other appropriate sources upon which treatment recommendations are initiated, records all information in medical record.
• Identifies high risk patients from a psychosocial/financial perspective, assesses they psychological needs of patients and families and provides information, support, counseling, care management, and referrals to appropriate resources.
• Works with patient to determine goals to be achieved during course of treatment.
• Strives to support quality patient care, patient satisfaction and to assist in the accomplishment of related goals.
• Resolve psychosocial patient care issues and to develop and implement a complex patient transition/discharge plan.
• Functions as a member of a professional team which provides evaluation and treatment for psychiatric patients including but not limited to: psychological assessment, crisis intervention, case management, patient advocacy, care coordination, and community outreach
• Interacts with patients, family members, healthcare professionals, and community and state agencies. Serving as a liaison between the hospital and community agencies or facilities for the exchange of clinical and referral information.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

• Weekends: Rotation-based. Reviewed during the interview.
• On-call: Occasional - Rotation-based
• Hours: 7:30 AM to 4 PM
• Making Better Health Easy: Collaborates with inpatient and outpatient providers to assure safe discharge plans for patients
• Holidays: Rotation-based. Reviewed during the interview.

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Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally.

Our benefits package includes:

• Access to the MyHealth Rewards wellness program, which helps you improve your health and earn incentives
• We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. That's why we offer several Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which provide opportunities for you to network and develop professionally. Our ERGs are open to all employees and are formed around common identities.
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage paid for by the company
• A generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Support for families, including adoption assistance, paid parental leave, paid military leave, and a free care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• A competitive 401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger contributions beginning on your first day of employment
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage starting on your first day of employment with three medical plan options, including flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) options

To learn more about our benefit offerings, please visit: https://www.paperturn-view.com/radancy-geis/135344-geisinger-2023-benefits-general?pid=MzA300191&v=1.1

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Social Work (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 2 years-Related work experience (Preferred)

Certification(s) and License(s)

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.