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The Social Worker Case Manager assesses patients' biopsychosocial needs and coordinates care plans with the interdisciplinary team. They facilitate discharge planning and provide counseling to patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness.
Requirements summary
Candidates must hold a Master's Degree in Social Work and have at least one year of experience in clinical care or case management. A Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association is required upon start.
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Job description
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is looking for a dedicated Social Worker Case Manager to join the Case Management Team. This role will be PRN Day Shift: Average of 2 - 3 shifts per month. Orientation will be 5 days per week for approx. 6-12 weeks.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Inova Fair Oaks is a top-ranked 174 bed acute care community hospital serving the rapidly growing suburbs of Northern Virginia. Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is committed to providing safe care, excellent service and is continuously striving to improve each patient's unique experience. That's why every patient we service is a VIP - a Very Important Patient.
Featured Benefits
Committed to
Team
Member
Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
Tuition and
Student
Loan
Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental
Health
Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
Work/Life
Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules
Social Worker Case Manager 1 Job Responsibilities
Participates in the assessment of patients' biopsychosocial needs through review of patient information, personal contact with patients/families and interdisciplinary care team members. Communicates routinely with patients, families, interdisciplinary care team members and other appropriate parties with regard to the status of patients' care plans. progress toward treatment goals, identification of concerns and/or problems, problem solving and assisting with conflict resolution when necessary.
Ensures that all options available to support a successful transition and elements critical to patients' care plans have been communicated to patients/families and members of the healthcare team and are documented as necessary to ensure continuity of care. Refers cases and issues appropriately to resolve barriers to care progression. Acts as an advocate for patients to resolve barriers to care progression.
Benefits
Paid time off
Medical coverage
Paid parental leave
Flexible work schedules
Mental health support
Tuition assistance
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
Wellness program
Retirement matching
Student loan assistance
On the basis of preliminary risk screenings, assesses the psychosocial risk factors of patients/families through the evaluation of prior functional levels, appropriateness/adequacy of support systems, reactions to illnesses and the ability to cope.
Intervenes with patients/families regarding emotional, social and financial consequences of illness and/or disability.
Serves as a resource person and provides counseling and interventions related to treatment and end of life decisions. Advocates for patient/family empowerment and independence to make autonomous healthcare decisions and access needed healthcare services.
Provides discharge planning and continuity of care for assigned patients in the acute and post-acute settings
Initiates and facilitates referrals to clinics, home healthcare, hospice, SNF, acute rehab, LTAC, TCM, medical equipment and supplies as indicated..
Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team, patients and families in the assessment/coordination of discharge planning needs, delivery of post-discharge planning needs, delivery of post-discharge services and transition of patients from the hospital to the discharge setting as well as ongoing care in the community.
Minimum Requirements
Education: Master's Degree in Social Work
Experience: Requires a minimum of 1 year of experience in clinical care or clinical case management.
Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required upon start.
Preferred Qualifications
One (1) year of previous Inpatient (hospital) case management experience and case management discharge planning is highly preferred.
Must be able to complete onsite orientation/training scheduled for Monday-Friday (5 days per week) for approx. 6-12 weeks before your PRN schedule begins.
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider.
Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve.
Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.
And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step.
At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
