HOSPITAL SOCIAL WORKER

Overview

Sign-On Bonus Up to $15,000!!

 

Join Memorial Health and make a real difference in the lives of patients and their families. As a Hospital Social Worker (LSW) with an MSW degree, you'll play a critical role in addressing complex psychosocial factors that affect health outcomes, contributing to holistic, patient-centered care.

What We Offer:

• Up to a $15,000 Sign-On Bonus to welcome you to our team!
• 40 Hours of Front-Loaded PTO
• Flexible time off and remote on-call options, with minimal need to return to the hospital.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments to inform healthcare decisions.
• Address social determinants of health to prevent readmissions and adverse outcomes.
• Develop interventions that consider the full psychosocial impact of illness or hospitalization.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to remove barriers to post-acute care.
• Facilitate timely referrals to community resources and promote patient self-reliance.
• Prevent unnecessary hospital admissions by addressing social needs and avoiding "social admissions."

Bring your LSW license and MSW degree to a dynamic team and help improve patient outcomes through compassionate, proactive care.

Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s degree of Social Work from a School of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. 

 

Licensure/Certification/Registry:

• Licensure/Certification/Registry:

  Illinois Licensed Social Worker (for Advanced Care Management, required within six months of hire date) required.

Experience:

• Experience working with adults across the life span presenting with chronic or serious illness
• Experience identifying and coordinating the needs of chronically ill patients and families as well as supporting the care team
• Understanding of psychosocial implications of illness, hospice and/or home care death and dying issues.
• Knowledge of local community resources.
• Knowledge and understanding of individual development and human behavior as it relates to the effects of illness and of the influence of culture on healthcare

Responsibilities

Biopsychosocial Assessment

• Utilizing specialized knowledge and experience, make assessment of patients’ psychosocial needs, home situation and economic constraints
• Psychiatry assessments must be completed within 3 working days of patient’s admission and include regulatory mandated information.

 

Community Resources

• Serve as liaison between patients/ families and community agencies
• Coordinate information and referrals for financial and community resources to link patients/families to the appropriate resources.
• Serve as resource to clinical team, patients and families regarding entitlement to programs and support services
• Develop strong working relationships with internal and external healthcare organizations and community resources.
• Work with patients to formulate an individualized plan to obtain medication, particularly, in light of Medicare coverage limitations including the facilitation of enrollment in various drug companies’ patient assistance programs when warranted

 

Care Delivery

• Work closely and collaboratively with the clinical care team across sites of care
• Assist the team with care delivery by scheduling appointments, arranging interpreters, assisting with the completion of forms, ensuring that patients can access services, and arranging transportation to and from medical appointments as needed
• Participate in clinic office visits, team rounds, or family conferences with when needed based on site of care

 

Care Transitions

• Coordinate patient care with other disciplines involved in the plan of care and maintain appropriate documentation
• Confer with the patient, family, and clinical team to obtain information to coordinate efficient and quality patient care.
• Build relationships with primary care providers, skilled nursing facilities, and the community to promote continuity of care

 

Embody the Memorial Health Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Courtesy, Quality, and Efficiency that support our mission, vision and values:

Support

• Provide crisis intervention and supportive counseling for patients and their families as needed
• Serve as patient advocate, assisting with navigation of patient eligible resources and programs
• Provide patients and families with support and information to overcome personal and environmen