Tenet Massachusetts is hiring: Social Work - Master of Social Work - $33-45 per

Tenet Massachusetts is seeking a Social Work Master of Social Work for a job in Natick, Massachusetts.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Master of Social Work
• Discipline: Social Work
• Duration: Ongoing
• 24 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Staff

Social Worker Psych Eval & Referral Part Time Days

Job Summary:

The Social Worker is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care, and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patients resources and right to self-determination. The individual in this position has overall responsibility for to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge, and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including: Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention, and patient satisfaction; Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of care. Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards, and Tenet policy; Education provided to physicians, patients, families, and caregivers; and Leads a population of patients by service line and/or leads the team by being a resource to Tenet performance standards.

Job Responsibilities:

This individuals responsibility will include the following activities: a) complex psycho-social transition planning assessment and reassessment and intervention, b) assistance with adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and referral as appropriate to local, state and /or federal agencies, c) care coordination, d) implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan, e) leading and/or facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences including Complex Case Review, f) making appropriate referrals to other departments, g ) communicating with patients and families about the plan of care, h) collaborating with physicians, office staff, and ancillary departments, I) assuring patient education is completed to support post-acute needs, j) timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system, k ) maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information, l) precepts new staff members and acts as a resource to all staff, m) facilitates TEMPO as needed, n) participates in department quality improvement initiatives, and o) other duties as assigned.

Education:

Required: Master's of Social Work

Experience:

Preferred: 2 years of acute hospital experience

Certifications:

Required: MSW. Must be currently licensed, certified or registered to practice profession as required by law or regulation in state of practice or policy. Active license for state(s) covered.
Preferred: Accredited Case Manager (ACM)

Physical Demands:

Lift/position up to 25 lbs. Push/pull up to 25 lbs of force. Frequent sitting. Moderate standing, walking, reaching, stooping, and bending. Manual dexterity, mobility, touch, auditory to perform all the related duties of the position.

Tenet Massachusetts Job ID #2403023737.

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Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• 401k retirement plan

Required

Preferred