Social Worker (LSW/LCSW) - Community Health Initiatives

Responsibilities

• Essential Functions Involves client and family in case planning decisions.
• Provides social work intervention to clients and their families eligible for the Healthy Beginnings and/or Mobile Health Clinic services.
• Helps to facilitate care transitions, referrals to social services, and other specialist when needed.
• Provides assistance and advocacy to clients in obtaining financial resources and government entitlements.
• Provides social work intervention to patient/families eligible for the NFP Program.
• Responds to referrals from healthcare team members to identify available services for case specific needs.
• Collaborates with nurse home visitors / supervisors / mobile health clinic staff to meet the needs of high risk populations.
• Details (direct or incidental) possible to enhance service/care is communicated across service lines and among disciplines.
• Documents all patient/client interactions, significant observations, interventions, and actions taken in the client's medical record in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Formulates, develops, and implements a plan utilizing appropriate social work interventions.
• Provides education and counseling to clients and families around issues related to adaptation to the client's illness and/or life situation.
• May utilize crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, group, and family therapies.
• Facilitates education/training modules to assist RN staff managing basic social work needs.
• As requested/required, participates in community coalition in support of NFP as well as promotes public awareness of Healthy Beginnings Services and the Mobile Health Clinic.
• Assesses physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental needs of clients and their families as they relate to the NFP domains.
• Assists clients and their families in establishing goals and outcomes through therapeutic relationships by providing education, support, and referral resources.
• Department Specific Job Function Consults and collaborates with other professionals in voled in providing services to women and families Develops and maintains community relationships to support client referrals.
• Develops and maintains data tracking systems for Home Visiting Services and Mobile Health Services that promote and move forward the mission and vision of each program.
• Bring innovative approaches to patient/client care to facilitate positive outcomes.
• Perform Insurance audits and intervene when necessary - sign patients up for insurance.
• If willing - obtain PSR training to further support patient

About Us

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• Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care.
• We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
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Compensation and Benefits

• The compensation range for this position is $27.36per hour - $45.69per hour.
• This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health.
• The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.
• Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers.
• To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.