Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW)

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Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware’s healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, a s well as stand -alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid E mergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton . We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore . Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches and relaxation in the sand!

Bayhealth Medical Center offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (for eligible positions) including:

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Educational Reimbursement
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!

Location: Kent Campus Hospital, Dover Delaware

Status: Per Diem - Works as Needed per the assigned work agreement

Shift: Days, As Needed. Works one weekend per month, with possible week day hours covering Inpatient and Emergency Department as needed.

SALARY RANGE: $37.00 per hour

General Summary:

Provides social work service and discharge planning to patient population across the continuum of illness. Promotes effective utilization and seamless transition to post-acute care. Collaborates with patients, families, healthcare team members, and community agencies to develop and implement plans to address identified needs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates, organizes, and facilitates the delivery of social service needs identified within the multidisciplinary plan of care. Responds to social services consults within 24 hours.
• Assesses the social, psychological, cultural, environmental, and financial situations, as well as, disposition needs, for each assigned patient.
• Collaborates with patients, families, multidisciplinary healthcare team members and community agencies to develop and implement plans to address identified needs.
• Maintains knowledge of the defined standards and criteria used in the Utilization Review process.
• Accurately and completely records all required data and information in the medical record and related record keeping systems.
• Recognizes urgent utilization and discharge planning issues, including barriers and reports them to Care Management Leadership.
• Organizes case conferences for issues related to discharge planning. Attends all departmental and discharge planning related meetings, as assigned.
• Maintains current knowledge of community and State resources.
• Assists and mentors BSW level discharge planning specialists to provide social work services and discharge planning.
• Maintains productivity, as prescribed by departmental leadership.
• Complies with all applicable Bayhealth, CMS, Social Work, State, Federal and National Hospital accreditation laws, policies, procedures, standards of care, guidelines, protocols and regulations.
• All other duties as assigned, within the scope and range of job responsibilities.

Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience

• Education:
• Master Degree Related field

;

• Credential(s):
• Licensed Masters Social Worker

; Or Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

• Experience:

Required: One (1) year experience in social work or case work.

Preferred: Three (3) years’ experience providing social work services in an acute care setting. Knowledge of discharge planning.

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