Job Description

Description

:Provides supportive advocacy to patients and their families as part of an interdisciplinary health care team to overcome barriers to progression-of-care and facilitate a safe and coordinated discharge to the community. Services may include parenting issues, substance abuse, stress management, adjustment to illness, trauma and bereavement, geriatric depression, and other mental health or emotional difficulties that impede the patient’s progression of care.

The training period for this role is Monday-Friday. After the training period, the employee would work weekends.

Education:
▪ Required: Bachelor's Degree in Social Work
Experience:
▪ Required: No Prior Experience
▪ Preferred: Recent work experience in health care
Skills:
▪ Good communication skills – Ability to communicate effectively in written format and/or oral presentations
▪ Strong analytical & problem solving skills; semi-independent in decision making
▪ Ability to maintain organization in a changing environment
▪ Exhibit initiative, responsibility & flexibility
▪ Must be able to initiate and understand research related to projects
▪ Learn and appropriately utilize all required computer applications, including but not limited to E-mail, Windows-based or Microsoft programs
▪ Ability to write effective documentation for processes and procedures.
▪ Ability to make routine decisions in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
▪ Appropriate assessment skills
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
▪ License in Social work preferred
▪ Eligible to sit for, and successfully pass the test of certification as a certified Case Manager ( CCM) or Accredited Care Manager (ACM) preferred

Job Tags

Work experience placement, Monday to Friday, Weekend work,

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