Licensed Masters Social Worker; LMSW

Base pay range

$29.76/hr - $46.12/hr

If you care about the opportunity to grow, to make a difference, to build a future and a life, then we just might have the career for you. Care to talk?

Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware’s healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, as well as stand-alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid Emergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton. We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore. Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches and relaxation in the sand!

Bayhealth Medical Center offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (for eligible positions) including:

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Educational Reimbursement
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!

Kent Campus Hospital

Status:
Full Time 80 Hours biweekly

Shift: Days with a Weekend rotation

Salary Range: 29.76 - 46.12 HOURLY

Provides social work service and discharge planning to patient population across the continuum of illness. Promotes effective utilization and seamless transition to post-acute care. Collaborates with patients, families, healthcare team members, and community agencies to develop and implement plans to address identified needs.

• Coordinates, organizes, and facilitates the delivery of social service needs identified within the multidisciplinary plan of care. Responds to social services consults within 24 hours.
• Assess the social, psychological, cultural, environmental, and financial situations, as well as disposition needs, for each assigned patient.
• Collaborate with patients, families, multidisciplinary healthcare team members and community agencies to develop and implement plans to address identified needs.
• Maintain knowledge of the defined standards and criteria used in the Utilization Review process.
• Accurately and completely record all required data and information in the medical record and related record‑keeping systems.
• Recognize urgent utilization and discharge planning issues, including barriers and report them to Care Management Leadership.
• Organize case conferences for issues related to discharge planning. Attend all departmental and discharge planning related meetings, as assigned.
• Maintain current knowledge of community and State resources.
• Assist and mentor BSW level discharge planning specialists to provide social work services and discharge planning.
• Maintain productivity, as prescribed by departmental leadership.
• Comply with all applicable Bayhealth, CMS, Social Work, State, Federal and National Hospital accreditation laws, policies, procedures, standards of care, guidelines, protocols and regulations.
• All other duties as assigned, within the scope and range of job responsibilities.

• Education:
  
  Master Degree, Related field
• Credential(s):
  Licensed Masters Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• Experience:
  
  One (1) year experience in social work or case work

Three (3) years’ experience providing social work services in an acute care setting. Knowledge of discharge planning.