What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Work Care Manager position at York Hospital?
Part Time, Variable hours, 9am-5:30pm
At York Hospital, we're more than a hospital. We are a team of providers, clinicians, and staff members offering expertise within a Hospital setting, our community sites, and physician practices located throughout Southern Maine and the NH seacoast. Our caregivers' commitment is to make a positive difference in the lives of one another, our patients, and our community by instilling our vision of Loving Kindness for all.
Licensure: Current Licensure as a Social Worker in the State of Maine
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Ability to provide individualized, patient-centered care planning
- Ability to identify social determinants of health (SDOH) impacting the health and care planning for each patient
- Knowledgeable of the types of care that can be safely provided in a community setting and providing this information to patients and families
- Understanding of healthcare settings and resources in the community, such as outpatient clinics, skilled nursing, or acute rehabilitation hospitals, home care
- Understanding and educating patients and their families of their right to choose their post-acute services and documentation of providing choice
- Monitoring and updating of the patient's condition for necessary changes in the post-acute transition plan
- Ability to use electronic communication software(s)
- Leadership and negotiation skills are essential in coordinating care within the hospital and the community
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Ability to conduct an assessment of patient needs, identify resources required to transition patients to the next setting, and secure the necessary resources
- Collaborate, educate, and lead an interdisciplinary team of professionals in daily care rounds/care conferences/care planning.
- Excellent communication skills in written, verbal, and electronic systems such as email or with software applications currently used with the hospital
- Ability to work with community organizations to secure durable medical equipment, health insurance authorizations, arrange transportation
- Participate in the length of stay and inpatient hospital population management.
- Knowledge of hospital reimbursement methods and quality measures applicable to the care management department.
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