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Concord Hospital

Social Worker | Per Diem

Concord Hospital, Concord, New Hampshire, United States, 03301

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Inpatient Social Work Care Manager

The Inpatient Social Work Care Manager, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patients, incorporating the clinical, psychosocial, and family factors specific to the care and disease management plan. Communicates and manages the transitions of care and assists patients and families to navigate the healthcare systems. Recognize and intervene to secure resources necessary for the care and safety of the patient and family across the continuum of care. Bachelor's Degree in Social Work (Master's preferred). None. Acute Care Facility experience of 3 years in Social Work and discharge planning. Demonstrates effective interpersonal, organizational, and motivational skills. Demonstrates ability to function as a team player. Proficient in written and verbal communication. Responsibilities Provides assessment and evaluation of patient for clinical, psychological, and social factors that may contribute to their disease process and may require specific or complex continuing care needs and supportive services. Interfaces with patient, physicians, nurses, social workers, other hospital departments, community-based facilities, services, and financial institutions as necessary, to affect changes in the management of cases, monitoring delivery of services, and/or to secure the necessary resources. Provides support to the patient and families and provides evaluation and coordination with care planning and patient safety while arranging for transitional care and discharge planning needs. Consults with Inpatient Registered Nurse Care Manager regarding medically complex discharge plans. Bases care management actions by applying principles of purposeful, organized thinking to make sound clinical judgment/decisions. Documents measurement and evaluation of financial, clinical, functional, and satisfaction outcomes as patient progresses towards desired goals. Evaluates and responds to the learning needs of clients, clinicians, and community. Manages the care of simple to complex multi-system patients by using time and resources efficiently. Provides leadership to members of the health care team relative to discharge and care planning. Performs other duties assigned. Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Applicants to and employees of this company are protected under federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link above to find out more. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603-230-7269. The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is LIGHT. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull less than 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak. The employee is frequently required to bend, do fine motor, do repetitive motion, hear, kneel, reach, sit, squat, stand, and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne contaminants, airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, and electrical hazards - shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.