Career Center
Durham, North Carolina
Posted: 08-Mar-23
Location: Altamonte Springs, Florida
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 23008483
Description
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Debt-free Education* (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm and the candidate will be required to work 12 weekend shifts per year and a rotating holiday.
The community you’ll be caring for:
- Located north of Orlando in the community of Altamonte Springs, our facility is consistently named “Best Hospital” for overall quality, reputation, doctors, and nurses by local residents
- As the largest satellite campus within the AdventHealth system, AdventHealth Altamonte has been providing state-of-the-art healthcare to the community since 1973
- The 398-bed hospital cares for more than 168,000 patients a year. We are proud to be revolutionizing health care with visionary leadership and world-class resources
The role you’ll contribute:
The Social Work Specialist intervenes with patients who have complex psychosocial needs, require assistance with eligibility determination for social programs and funding sources and qualify for community assistance from a variety of special funds and agencies, and/or require assistance with transitions of care or discharge planning. In addition, offer crisis intervention to patients and families with psychosocial needs and coordinates and facilitates the development of a discharge plan of care for high-risk patient populations. This role will receive referrals for individuals from at-risk populations from interdisciplinary team members (including physicians, RN Care Managers, staff nurses, and other members of the care team). The Social Work Specialist, in collaboration with the patient/family, care manager nurses, nurses, physicians and the interdisciplinary team, ensures patient-centered care coordination through the continuum of care. The Social Work Specialist ensures efficient and cost-effective care through appropriate resources monitoring, and clinical care escalations. The Social Work Specialist is under the general supervision of the Care Management Supervisor or Manager and is responsible for patient evaluations of post-hospital needs; development of a transition of care plans and initiation of the implementation of the transitions of care plans prior to the discharge of the patient.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
- Psychosocial Assessment and Interventions
- Assesses patient's and family's psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning levels, appropriateness and adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness and ability to cope
- Intervenes with patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness and/or disability; accesses and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs
- Serves as a resource to provide information and intervention related to treatment decisions and end-of-life issues
- Provides grief counseling and crisis intervention skills
- Advocates for patient and family empowerment and independence to make autonomous health care decisions and access needed services within the healthcare system
- Provides de-escalation services for patients as appropriate
- Provide Motivational Interview techniques for patients with substance use and addictive disorders.
- Provides patient/family education, adjustment-to-illness counseling, grief counseling and crisis intervention. Provides education to patients/families/caregivers regarding resource options and coping with diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
- Works in collaboration with hospital and community agencies to obtain needed services and resources for patients/families/caregivers.
- Receives referrals for psychosocial complex problems from the health care team.
- Provides assessment and reporting interventions in child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, adult/elderly abuse, child protection and sexual assault, as appropriate
- Provides consult services for patients who may possibly lack decision making capacity. Follows the guardianship (temporary/ permanent) policies sand procedures and coordinates with Care Management leadership throughout the process
- Provides consult services for foster care and adoptions.
- Assists the health care team in the patient assessments and placements for mental health services.
The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Bachelor's in Social Work
- Minimum two (2) years experience in hospital/medical social work
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:
- Masters in Social Work
- Care Management discharge planning experience
- Knowledge of state and federal guidelines pertinent to care management
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION PREFERRED:
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- ACM/CCM certification
