St. Elizabeth Healthcare·Edgewood, Kentucky
The Social Worker provides psycho-social assessments and proactive discharge planning support to patients and their families. They collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and post-acute care providers to ensure timely and coordinated patient transitions.
St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Social Worker for the Skilled Nursing Unit located within the Edgewood, Kentucky location.
1st shift; Part-time, 20 hours weekly.
The best career is right here. Provides social work intervention, and proactive discharge planning support to patients and their families. Provides psycho-social assessment and appropriate input into the plan of care. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to ensure timely interventions to support the patient transition to the next level of care at the point they are medically ready to transition. Works with post-acute care providers to ensure coordinated and timely patient transitions. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.
Education, Credentials, Licenses: · Graduate of an accredited Baccalaureate school of social work. · Licensed as a SW to practice social work in the state where work is being performed. · Meets contact hour requirements for licensure, including all state required courses. Specialized Knowledge: · Knowledge of psychosocial issues re: health related problems and post-acute care needs. · Excellent communication skills and the ability to coordinate care well with an interdisciplinary team. FLSA Status: Exempt Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.
Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited Baccalaureate school of social work and hold a valid license to practice in the state. Knowledge of psychosocial issues related to health problems and post-acute care needs is required.
Market context
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