Job Description - Social Work Case Manager (25023898)
Social Work Case Manager (
Job Number: 25023898 ) Our promise to you: Joining UChicago Medicine 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.
Schedule: PRN days; 8:30am-5pm
Location: UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Hospital, 500 Remington Blvd, Bolingbrook, IL
The role you’ll contribute: The Social Work Care Manager intervenes with patients who have complex psychosocial needs, require assistance with eligibility determination for social programs, funding sources and qualify for community assistance from a variety of special assistance programs and agencies.
The Social Work Care Manager ensures patient-centered care coordination through the continuum of care, optimal patient flow/throughput to enhance continuity of care, smooth and safe transitions, patient satisfaction, patient safety, readmission prevention and length of stay management.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
Psychosocial Assessment and Interventions: Assesses patient's and family's psychosocial risk factors, intervenes with patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness and/or disability.
Receives referrals for psychosocial complex needs from the health care team.
Provides assessment and reporting interventions in child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, adult/elderly abuse, child protection, sexual assault, and human trafficking as appropriate.
Qualifications
Expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed: Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, psychosocial assessment skills.
Education and experience required: Master’s in social work (MSW), 2+ years of experience in hospital/medical social work.
Licensure, certification or registration required: State of Illinois Licensed Social Worker (LSW)