What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Emergency Department - FTE - Evening Shift position at Washington Hospital?
Salary Range: $58.11 - $78.46 plus applicable shift differential
The ED Social Worker functions as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to facilitate efficient patient movement as well as manage behavioral health emergencies and other case management issues, beginning in the Emergency Room through the continuum of care. Interfaces with internal departments as well as external departments. Responsibilities include discharge planning for complex patients in the ED to prevent inappropriate admission for patients that do not meet medical necessity criteria by procuring appropriate services and resources. The ED Social Worker is also responsible for behavioral patients’ assessments in order to determine the need for a 5150. The ED Social Worker shares responsibility for responding to a Code BERT. The ED Social Worker oversees consults with mother and baby patients requiring screening before discharge. The ED Social Worker can be assigned other duties and responsibilities as seen fit.
Salary : $58 - $78
