AdamsPlace
Location
Athens, Tennessee
The role involves working with patients and families to adjust to illness and disability while coordinating discharge planning functions. The social worker also advocates for patients and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to develop care plans.
Candidates must have an Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a related human services field. Preferred experience includes 1-2 years of healthcare social work and knowledge of geriatric needs and funding resources like Medicare and Medicaid.
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30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Work with individual patients and families toward adjustment to center life and to crises of illness, disability, and death. Serve in an advocacy role for patients and their families in expressing, defining and resolving grievances. Coordinate discharge planning functions. Participate in developing patient care plans in cooperation with individuals from other disciplines. Participate in in-service training programs. Evaluate the quality of social services as part of the center’s overall quality improvement program. Develop and maintain contacts with appropriate community agencies. Other duties as assigned.
1- 2 years of healthcare Social Work experience preferred.
Knowledge of the case management process, needs of geriatric patients, health care settings, working knowledge of funding resources such as Medicare Part A, B, C & D, Medicaid, Managed Care and other private insurances
Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from accredited college or university or Other related human services field degree required.
Our campus is home to a 88-bed post-acute 24-hour skilled nursing Health Care Center. We see many individuals who need skilled nursing care after a stroke, joint replacement surgery, a cardiac procedure or a serious illness.
NHC Athens offers a competitive compensation package for full time employment including health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, paid time off, 401 (k) with generous company match, and more.
NHC Athens is located at 1204 Frye Street Athens TN 37303
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