Social Worker LSW-Transitional Care Full Time Days
Social Worker LSW-Transitional Care Full Time Days
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**This is a Full Time salaried position at 40 hours per week that will require travel between both Lake Forest and Grayslake campuses. Schedule is Monday through Friday 8a4:30p. Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.**
The Social Worker LSW reflects the mission vision and values of NM adheres to the organizations Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program and complies with all relevant policies procedures guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
The Social Worker LSW is responsible for providing psychosocial counseling and intervention services to patients who request their services or any patient referred by a provider. The social worker advocates for the patient and family and assists in outpatient continuity of care.
Responsibilities:
- Completes a thorough psychosocial assessment for new patients.
- Utilizes critical thinking to identify and screen high risk social cases.
- Provides pretreatment planning psychosocial counseling/interventions health education financial counseling referrals and discharge/transition planning.
- Collaborates with team other ancillary departments case management staff and social service agency providers to develop a care plan.
- Provides resources including education materials to patients and families in the areas of financial assistance transportation scheduling and community resources to support the care plan.
- Supports department initiatives (attends case conferences participates in quality improvement).
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Required:
- Bachelors Degree.
- Licensed Social Worker (LSW) in the state of Illinois.
- Zero (0) to two (2) years experience in a relevant role.
Preferred:
- Masters Degree
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
