Medical Social Worker

Case Management 
Full Time 
AM Shift 
8 am-4:30 pm

Sign-On Bonus: 5,000 

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #2 in the state and #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina.

 

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs more than 8,000 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies. 

Job Summary

Using interviewing, organizational and networking skills, gathers clinically relevant information and provides psychosocial assessment to assist the healthcare team in developing a treatment plan and determining services needed by patients/families. Actively collaborates with healthcare team to meet patient care outcome management and system improvement goals. Uses planning, prioritizing and organizational skills to achieve utilization and quality goals.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from an accredited program
Minimum Years of Experience: None.
Substitutable Education & Experience: None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: Licensure as a Social Worker in the state of South Carolina
Required Training: None.

Essential Functions

• The Medical Social Worker works in a cooperative manner, which fosters favorable relationships between employees and patients, patient’s families, visitors, fellow employees, the medical staff and outside facilities. Accepts chain of command, supervision and constructive criticism.
• Exhibits commitment and pride through person example.
• Contributes to teamwork and creates harmonious, effective and positive working relationships with others.
• Respects, understands and responds with sensitivity to employees and guests by treating others as one would wish to be treated.
• Resolves conflicts and problem solves.
• Exhibits telephone courtesy.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Professionalism/Competence: Demonstrates competence in providing duties within role.
• Demonstrates competence to provide developmentally appropriate assessments and interventions for the infant, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient populations.
• Identifies the need for professional growth and seeks appropriate professional development opportunities attaining a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education annually in topics related to professional role.
• Serves as a role model for other healthcare team members.
• Respects patient confidentiality and uses discretion in all interactions regarding patient’s needs.
• Demonstrates receptiveness to change and flexibility in meeting department needs.
• Abides by the Social Work Code of Ethics.
• Utilizes assessment data to facilitate appropriate and timely discharge plan/post acute services.
• Completes psychosocial/discharge assessments (appropriate to patient type) and reason for   referral to assist the healthcare team in development of a care plan. Obtains basic information related to the diagnosis/treatment experiences, age, developmental stage, financial status, living environment, transportation, support systems, and family/significant others.
• Documents assessment information in the patient’s medical record (EMR).
• Coordinates appropriate, efficient and timely discharge plan/post acute services.
• Accesses internal/external resources on the patient’s behalf.
• Facilitates referrals, confirms resources, and implements plan within LOS.
• Honors appropriate patient preferences and provides patient/family with lists of providers of services needed.
• Consults with case management team members and other healthcare team members routinely.
• Keeps healthcare team members informed of plan of care progress through timely, clear and  correct documentation in the patient’s medical record (EMR).
• Participates in case management team meetings and program development.
• Utilizes appropriate brief counseling techniques.
• Conveys and receives information efficiently to and from patients, families, other members of the h