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Social Worker-Licensed Baccalaureate Outpatient

Baptist Memorial Health CareMemphis, TNPosted 1mo agoStill open, checked every night

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About the job

Job Summary

Manages the care for a specific group of patients; facilitates the safe movement of patients throughout

the continuum of care, ensures optimal utilization of resources, service delivery and compliance with

external review agencies, local, state, and federal requirements. Collaborates with

patients/families/caregivers and the healthcare team in the treatment planning process. Provides

psychosocial assessments, education to patients/families/caregivers to assist in coping with the patient's

disease process and care needs. Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Responsibilities

  • Perform a comprehensive psychosocial assessment to identify the patient's health goals and

coordinate services. Meets directly with patient/family/caregiver on an ongoing basis as identified.

  • Identify the need for patient/family/caregiver regarding Social / Psychosocial issues that need to

be addressed.

  • Build on the psychosocial assessment in developing, coordinating, implementing and revising a

plan of care to ensure continuity of care, cost reduction, promote treatment compliance and

prevent delays.

  • Collaborates with the physician and all members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate care and

assist in meeting treatment goals.

  • Completes assigned goals.

Specifications

Experience

Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired

Education

Created By: Jenny Seratt February 23, 2026 Baptist Proprietary and Confidential

Bachelors in Social Work

Training

BSW graduate of an accredited

school of social work

2 years clinical experience as a

social worker in medical/clinical

setting

Special Skills

Excellent interpersonal

communication and negotiation

skills. Ability to identify and

coordinate appropriate resources

in the community. Ability to work

with people of all social,

economic, and cultural

backgrounds. Computer skills.

Licensure

BSW CCM;ACM;BSW

From Baptist Memorial Health Care's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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