Physical Therapy at St. Luke's · 2 months ago
PA or NJ Licensed Social Work Manager, Per Diem - Star Community Health
Bethlehem, PA
Part-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expSt. Luke's is committed to excellence in healthcare and is seeking a Per Diem Social Work Manager to provide care management services to outpatients and their families. The role involves assessing patients' bio-psychosocial status, connecting them with community resources, and collaborating with healthcare partners to promote self-management of care needs.
Health CareHospitalRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Provides assessment, care planning and intervention to patients and caregivers, including psychosocial and resource evaluation and planning, advocacy, as well as crisis intervention as appropriate
Provides counseling directed toward helping patients/caregivers cope with and understand the relationship between physical functioning, illness and the consequent social/emotional impact and adjustments required
Consults with providers, nurses and other members of the health care team to facilitate interdisciplinary care and address effective continuum of care coordination
Investigates insurance benefits as well as community resources to provide and facilitate appropriate referrals based on patient/caregiver agreement
Organizes individual patient care meetings with internal and, as necessary, external multidisciplinary team members and the patient/caregiver to evaluate progress and to identify and resolve problems that may interfere with a positive patient outcome
Provides patient/caregiver and/or care team education as needed as it relates to government mandates/laws
Proactively collaborates with patient/caregiver, care team members, and community partners as necessary to address bio-psychosocial needs to ensure efficient and effective continuity of care, utilization of resources and to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations
Ensures appropriate clinical and patient care documentation in patient charts, completes reports and other requested/required patient documentation as needed, and maintains required statistical documentation for the department's management information system
Functions autonomously under the Organization and Departmental policies and procedures and in compliance with the NASW Code of Ethics
Acts as a liaison to community agencies, health institutions, etc., to address systems issues affecting patient outcomes by serving, as able, in community groups and organizations
Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Social Work from an educational institution accredited by the National Council on Social Work Education (NCSWE)
State licensure for MSW in NJ
MSW with minimum of two (2) years' experience in medical social work case management or other experience as related to site of service
Preferred
State licensure for MSW in PA
Experience in medical social work case management or other experience as related to site of service
Company
Physical Therapy at St. Luke's
Physical Therapy at St. Luke's is a patient-oriented rehabilitation practice that emphasizes education, healing, and exceeds expectations.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase