Social Worker Case Manager - Inpatient Behavioral Health

Social Worker Case Manager - Inpatient Behavioral Health

Inova Health

Fairfax, VA $52,000.00-$56,000.00

Inova Fairfax Hospital Behavioral Health is looking for a dedicated Social Worker Case Manager 1 to join the Case Management Behavioral Therapy Programs Team. This role will be Full‑time day shift, Monday‑Friday.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

The Social Worker Case Manager 1 evaluates the ability of patients to progress throughout the continuum of care. They work collaboratively in communication with physicians, nursing and other members of the multidisciplinary care team to effect timely and appropriate patient management, showcase a working knowledge in utilization management, managed care and payer issues, provide discharge planning and continuity of care for assigned patients in the acute and post‑acute setting with an understanding of pre/post‑acute resources, and coordinate services while acting as a key liaison between patients, families and the interdisciplinary healthcare members.

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules.

• Participates in the assessment of patients’ biopsychosocial needs through review of patient information, personal contact with patients/families and interdisciplinary care team members. Communicates routinely with patients, families, interdisciplinary care team members and other appropriate parties regarding the status of patients’ care plans, progress toward treatment goals, identification of concerns and problems, problem solving and conflict resolution when necessary.
• Ensures that all options available to support a successful transition and elements critical to patients’ care plans have been communicated to patients/families and members of the healthcare team and are documented as necessary to ensure continuity of care. Refers cases and issues appropriately to resolve barriers to care progression and acts as an advocate for patients to resolve barriers to care progression.
• On the basis of preliminary risk screenings, assesses the psychosocial risk factors of patients/families by evaluating prior functional levels, adequacy of support systems, reactions to illnesses and the ability to cope.
• Intervenes with patients/families regarding emotional, social and financial consequences of illness and/or disability.
• Serves as a resource person and provides counseling and interventions related to treatment and end‑of‑life decisions. Advocates for patient/family empowerment and independence to make autonomous healthcare decisions and access needed healthcare services.
• Provides discharge planning and continuity of care for assigned patients in the acute and post‑acute settings.
• Initiates and facilitates referrals to clinics, home healthcare, hospice, SNF, acute rehab, LTAC, TCM, medical equipment and supplies as indicated.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team, patients and families in the assessment/coordination of discharge planning needs, delivery of post‑discharge planning, and transition of patients from the hospital to the discharge setting, as well as ongoing care in the community.

• Work schedule:
  
  Full‑Time Day shift, Monday‑Friday.
• Education:
  
  Master’s Degree in Social Work.
• Experience:
  
  Requires a minimum of 1 year of experience in clinical care or clinical case management.
• Certification:
  Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification from the…