Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is looking for a dedicated Social Worker Case Manager to join the team. This position is full-time in the Emergency Department. Days and Shifts vary.
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.
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, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
Social Worker Case Manager 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.
- Demonstrates a working knowledge of and experience in utilization management, managed care and payer issues.
- Understands utilization management and the use of clinical milestones to define transition timelines and community resources.
- Understands post-acute care criteria and documents appropriate referrals based on patients' clinical presentation and education needs.
- Refers cases and issues appropriately to resolve barriers to care progression.
Requirements:
Education: Masters Degree in Social Work
Experience: One - two years of experience in clinical care or clinical case management
Certification: Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association upon start
Preferred Requirements:
Current case management experience in a healthcare setting