Manager, Care Coordination (LCSW)

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

Department: Inpatient oncology, ICU coverage area TBD
Commitment: Full-Time
Schedule: 08-HR, Day Shift


Why work at Stanford Medicine | Stanford Health Care (SHC)?
We are seeking an LCSW (preferred) seeking a management role, this could be a great career opportunity for you.
You will manage a team of nurses, social workers, and/or support staff.
Enjoy working with a harmonious team driving the continuity of care for patients, mentoring, and coaching.
Plus, this position can lead to further career advancement.

This is an onsite Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview
This role independently supervises a multidisciplinary team including case managers, social workers, complex care managers and support liaisons. The position is responsible for providing exemplary oversight and maintaining relationships with service lines and departments related to the provision of care coordination services to Stanford Hospital and Clinics. This position provides clinical and administrative supervision for a multidisciplinary staff, hiring, employee evaluations, and program development for the Department of Social Work and Case Management. Additionally, this position serves as a resource for problem solving, budgeting, performance improvement, policy implementation and staff issues. Responsibility for the interpretation of data related to social work and case management and delivery of interventions is a key part of this role.

Locations
Stanford Health Care (onsite)

What you will do

• Continuously assesses and improves care coordination teams’ and the department's performance based on patient needs; directs and participates in improving performance and services which benefit staff, patients and other patients. Maintains appropriate quality improvement programs in response to staff and patient feedback, internal standards of care and external requirements. Evaluates and implements changes based on data related to productivity, quality and outcomes for departmental projects and programs.
• Collaborates with other departments, managers and physicians to continuously improve care coordination and integrates services within the department and the hospital.
• Develops and implements policies that guide and support the provision of services in line with the mission and goals of SHC; ensures that policies and procedures meet both internal and the external regulatory and statutory requirements. Ensures compliance with State Mandated Reporting Policies and Procedures.
• Support the integration of the department's services with the hospital's primary functions by supporting organizational mission, priorities and goals, and by delivering optimal quality health care services.
• Maintains an openness to change and fosters that attitude with peers, staff, physicians, and committee members. Maintains a focus on both the operational details and larger strategic vision in order to effectively move toward completion and positive outcomes.
• Determines necessary levels of and provides supervision of operational and clinical functions of staff. Ensures that a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons are available to provide care that is safe and service oriented. Has responsibility for selection, orientation, coaching, supervision, development and evaluation of care coordination staff.
• Acts as a steward of departmental and hospital resources, responsible for ensuring we remain within budget for staffing; participates in budgeting discussions and decisions. Oversees service line efficiencies to ensure appropriate utilization of Health System resources including patient financial assistance.
• Collaborates with Patient Access Services and Patient Billing Services to guarantee appropriate reimbursement to organization and control for financial risk.
• Monitors and controls for risk management concerns for individual cases.
• Assumes responsibility for department in absence of Director.
• Takes regular 24 hour Administrator-on-Call responsibilities on a rotating basis with other managers when on-call Supervisor is unavailable.
• Develops and oversees relationships and referral processes between Health System and post-hospitalization service providers (Home Health Agencies, Extended Care Facilities, Durable Medical Equipment vendors) in collaboration with Contract Management and Legal Affairs.
• Assists Director in designing, implementing, and maintaining efficient systems and processes which promote departme