Social Worker

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Requisition ID 659210 Job Listing Detail

SUMMARY:

The Women and Infant Services Social Worker plays a pivotal role in evaluating the timeliness and appropriateness of patient care, coordinating discharge resources to ensure a seamless transition to post-hospital care, and striving to restore patients to optimal health and social adjustment. Additionally, they provide ancillary services to the Emergency and Psychiatry Departments by swiftly assessing WIS patients with psychosocial needs and collaborating with medical providers to determine the most suitable disposition and treatment for WIS patients and other vulnerable populations. Their essential duties also encompass identifying delays in care progression, recommending post-hospital care options, facilitating multidisciplinary meetings, documenting social work activities, accepting discharge planning orders, serving as a liaison to payers and external providers for post-hospital services, promoting smooth patient transitions, and identifying age-specific needs for protective services or post-hospital care, while referring cases regarding medical necessity to the Clinical Resource Management Committee.

Shift: 40 hours per week

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Licensed to practice as a Social Worker in the District of Columbia. Master's degree in Social Work or sociology, gerontology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, or psychology from an accredited school.

Minimum of 2-5 years social work experience in a health care setting along with one or more years' performing discharge planning from the inpatient or skilled facility setting or one or more years' experience conducting inpatient utilization management and case coordination applying industry standard criteria (e.g., InterQual and M&R).

Current CPR Certification required.

What Awaits You:

Dependent Child Tuition Assistance

Educational Assistance Program

Two retirement plans: Retirement Income Plan and 403(b) Savings Plan

Affordable Healthcare options

7 paid holidays each year

Paid Days Leave (PDL)

Flexible Spending Accounts

...and more

https://jhhsbenefits.com/

Important Notices:

***Effective January 1st 2022, you must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of your vaccination status as part of your occupational health screening. Exceptions to the COVID-19 vaccination requirement may be granted to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons by following the proper protocols. Effective 6/1/23, employees at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, its affiliate locations and Florida State Residents are not required to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Johns Hopkins Health System remains committed to providing the highest quality care for our patients and our communities. We encourage you to explore our current opportunities

Salary Range: Minimum /hour - Maximum /hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.