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Medical Social Worker Registry Level I

Silver Cross Hospital
place New Lenox, 60451
local_atm $31/Hour
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Full Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Minority Health
ECT
Families
In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric

About Job



Silver Cross Hospital Is An Extraordinary Place To Work

Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to provide information, resources and choices for post-acute services to patients and families through assessments and care coordination efforts to effectively link them to the appropriate level of care to meet the patients emotional, medical, and psychosocial needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Complex discharge planning based on Continuity of Care assessment and anticipated post-acute care needs in direct consultation with patient, family, and multidisciplinary team which incorporates choice
  • Provides counseling services to patients and their families to assist with adjustment to illness and/or disability with regards to the patients cultural, religious, and ethnic background and needs
  • Provides consultation to the Health Care team to establish and implement appropriate treatment goals and discharge plans with regards to the patients cultural, religious, and ethnic background and needs
  • Interacts with outside agencies on issues of suspected abuse/neglect/domestic violence/guardianship and other social/legal matters
  • Uses knowledge of insurance benefits and coverage guidelines to maximize resources
  • Delivers CMS regulatory notices within CMS established timeframes
  • Educates staff, patients, and families about available community resources
  • Promotes a clean and safe environment of care, utilizing the SAFE error prevention habits
  • Provides the highest standard of privacy and confidentiality in matters involving patients, coworkers, and the hospital by abiding by the Standards of Conduct; maintains licensure and abides by NASW standards

Required Qualifications:

Education and Training:

  • Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Master of Social Work (MSW) required
  • Must have current CPR.

Work Shift Details: Days, 2 Weekend shifts required in a 6-week schedule period.

Department: CONTINUUM OF CARE

Benefits for You:

At Silver Cross Hospital, we care about your health and well-being and that is why we work hard to provide quality and affordable benefit options for you and your eligible family members.

Silver Cross Hospital and Silver Cross Medical Groups offer a comprehensive benefit package available for Full-time and Part-time employees which includes:

  • Medical, Dental and Vision plans
  • Life Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Other voluntary benefit plans
  • PTO and Sick time
  • 401(k) plan with a match
  • Wellness program
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Silver Cross Management Services Org. - Premier Suburban Medical Group benefits offered to Full-time and Part-time employees include:

    • Medical, Dental and Vision plans
    • Life Insurance
    • Health Savings Account
    • Flexible Spending Account
    • Other Voluntary benefit plans
    • PTO bank
    • 401(k) plan with a match
    • Wellness program
    • Tuition Reimbursement

    Registry employees who meet eligibility may participate in one of our 401(k) Savings plan with a potential match. However, registry employees are ineligible for Health and Welfare benefits.

    The final pay rate offered may be more than the posted range based on several factors including but not limited to: licensure, certifications, work experience, education, knowledge, demonstrated abilities, internal equity, market data, and more.

    The expected pay for this position is listed below: $31.69 - $31.69

Recommended Skills

  • Assessments
  • Care Coordination
  • Confidentiality
  • Consulting
  • Content Management
  • Diseases And Disorders

Recommended Skills

  • Assessments
  • Care Coordination
  • Confidentiality
  • Consulting
  • Content Management
  • Diseases And Disorders

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Issues

Minority Health

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT

Modalities

Families

Practice Specifics

Settings

In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Milieu
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Home Health/In-home
Forensic