What are the responsibilities and job description for the COMPLEX CARE SOCIAL WORKER position at Lifebridge Health?
- Baltimore, MD
- SINAI
- INTERNAL MEDICINE FP
- Full-time - Day shift - 8:00am-4:30pm
- Allied Health
- 77054
- Posted: Today
Summary
JOB SUMMARY:- To facilitate discharge planning in line with goals for length of stays related to difficult to place, high-cost and escalated patients.
- The Complex Care Social Worker will use a multi-step escalation protocol to identify those patients with barriers that prevent an effective discharge within the goals for length of stay.
- In conjunction with the interdisciplinary team the Complex Care Social Worker will assume responsibility for the escalated patients in accordance with set standards for discharge planning.
- The Complex Care Social Worker will also monitor the difficult to place and high-cost patient to identify early intervention opportunities to effect a discharge in a timely and cost-saving manner within the accepted utilization review guidelines.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Seasoned professional knowledge; equivalent to a Master's degree; knowledge in more than one discipline
- Education in social work
- Licensed in State of MD as LMSW
- The applicant needs to have experiences in a hospital or medical setting as well as the knowledge base of community case management services
- 3-5 years of experience
COMPLEX CARE SOCIAL WORKER - LMSW, LCSW
LMSW, LCSW in Baltimore, MD - LifeBridge Health -
Baltimore, MD
COMPLEX CARE SOCIAL WORKER - LMSW, LCSW
LifeBridge Health -
Baltimore, MD
