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Care Coordinator (LMSW) - Social Worker


WellStar Health System


Location

Austell, GA | United States


Job description

Responsibilities

This role is Full time Days with a Weekend option, located at our Cobb Hospital in Austell, GA.

Care Coordination experience is required. LMSW is required.

Sign on bonus and relo assistance eligible.

Apply today and speak with a recruiter this week! 

The Care Coordination Social Worker (CC SW) is responsible for assessing transitional care needs, coordinating care across the continuum, and engaging with patient and family to assure care needs are met. Serves as a key resource for patients and serves as a consultant to the other care team members regarding patient's psychosocial and resource needs. In conjunction with the patient and physician, the CC SW will assess, coordinate, and implement a timely, safe patient discharge plan to the next appropriate level of care. Overall, the role integrates and coordinates the patients transitional care plan into their individualized discharge plans based on needs and resources available.

Specific functions within this role include:
- Responsible for providing psychosocial assessments for patients to include timely and appropriate planning to advance the discharge plan.
- Assists in relaying information about community-based service offerings (e.g.-indigent care referrals and assistance, specialty care or post-acute placements, elder assistance, etc.) and offers guidance to patients/families to assist with multi-system factors that affect patient/family psychosocial dynamics.
- Serves as a specialist on issues related to psychosocial and discharge needs, end of life care planning, resource needs, etc. Will provide resource information necessary to aid patient/families in decision making up to and including support for end of life.
- Will partner and offer feedback to the RN Case Manager concerning complex social determinants of health issues, situational dynamics, and social needs.
- May have other duties assigned

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Qualifications

Required Minimum Education


Required Minimum Experience


Required Minimum Skills


Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)


Additional Licenses and Certifications

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