Social Worker Weekend Job at CommonSpirit Health in Omaha

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*Responsibilities*

*Eligible for up to a $2,500 New Hire Sign-On Bonus!!!*

*Weekend scheduling including premium shift differential!!!*

*Schedule: Saturday and Sunday, 10 hour shifts, or Saturday and Sunday 8 hour shifts plus 4 hours during the week*

The Social Worker is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions as needed for hospitalized and emergency department patients. The functions of the Social Worker include: crisis intervention, patient/family intervention, high-risk screening, brief counseling, referrals for financial or other identified resource needs, arrange and facilitate family/patient representative meetings with the health care team as needed, arrange post-acute placement on complex discharges and engagement of appropriate agencies or community resources when high-risk patients are identified.

*Essential Key Job Responsibilities*

• Providing developmentally appropriate care for all populations served: plan for the safe discharge and continuity of care, recognize and plan for the unique needs of all ages, the physically disabled, mentally ill, chronically ill, terminally ill, and vulnerable patients.
• Advocacy and education: patient/family self-care management; patient/family health management education; bioethics referrals and management; physician, staff, and community education; case/care management/coordination education and training; risk management identification and referral.
• Psychosocial management: crisis intervention; psychosocial assessment/functioning; counseling support and referral; abuse/neglect/trafficking identification, assessment, and referral; family issues affecting care; coping/emotional adjustment; grief/bereavement support; adoption, surrogacy, and safe surrender support, management, and resources; health/wellness promotion; substance abuse screening, management, and resources; psychiatric screening, management, and resources; staff support; addressing social determinants of health (e.g. housing and food insecurity, transportation).
• Patient/Family Care Conferences: interdisciplinary care communication/coordination related to continuity/transitions of care planning and management.
• Continuity/Transition Management: facilitation of patient decisions and communications regarding post-acute care; knowledge of community resources related to clinical social work scope; maintaining up-to-date resource lists; education for patients/families about availability of community resources; mental health service and support coordination; grave disability, palliative care/end-of-life, and hospice support; interventions, management, and coordination of transition planning for psychosocially complex cases.
• Community Resource Coordination: life-care planning; expert consultation on health care resource management; team and patient education regarding various health-related insurance/support programs; building and maintaining community relationships to address needs of patients experiencing homelessness and social determinants of health needs.
• Performance & Outcomes Management: understanding and applying regulatory guidelines and standards; implement evidence-based practices; support financial performance, length of stay, cost per case, readmission prevention, and revenue cycle goals.

*Qualifications*

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree (or willing to enter a Master's Degree program) from a CSWE-accredited school of social work.
• License/Certification: Social Work

*Overview*

At CHI Health CUMC-Bergan Mercy, our focus is patient-centered care. Our level I trauma center and academic medical center campus is designed to heal the body, mind, and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services includes trauma services, heart and vascular care, emergency services, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.

*Pay Range*

$24.27 - $36.10 /hour