Social Worker - Clinic

Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital, a part of Fairview Health Services, is currently seeking a dedicated Clinic Social Worker to join our team! A management team that takes a personal interest in every employee is one of the many advantages you'll find here at Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital.

POSITION: Clinic Social Worker

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Casual

WORK SCHEDULE: Days

DEPARTMENT: Clinic Care Coordination & Case Management/Social Services

JOIN OUR TEAM:
Nestled in the heart of the Northland, Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital is the dominant provider of primary care services in the local and surrounding area to include roughly 50,000 people. We're a non-profit organization with a clear vision of being the leader in transforming rural health care by achieving the highest levels of quality, access, and value. Our strength stems from teamwork and collaboration among a talented and diverse group of professionals.

With over 600 employees in hundreds of different roles, Grand Itasca can offer a variety of career opportunities.

JOB SUMMARY:
Provide leadership and professional social services to patients and families receiving care and/or services at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital. Organize health care services to promote optimal outcomes for individuals utilizing resources, payor sources and clinical data. Assist in meeting the psychosocial needs of patients and to utilize medical care in order to achieve their optimal level of health. The social worker will serve as a patient advocate and coordinator of patient care.

They will assist in the identification and utilization of internal and external referral sources to augment or meet patient needs. Services provided will be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards. Social Services will promote utilization of health care resources and provide a leadership role at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital.

JOB DUTIES:
1. Provide direct social work services to patients and their families and/or groups of patients through counseling, planning and coordination of services and community resources.
2. Social and practical environmental problems including identification of those needing financial assistance, and either assisting or referring to the patient liaison, seeking financial aid, securing a homemaker, arranging for home care, discharge planning including collaboration with community agencies, and referrals to other community agencies for specialized help.
3. Determines social assessments of total patient needs.
4. Determines the patient's social, psychological, financial, cultural and family situation.
5. Obtains resources from community social, health and welfare agencies.
6. Provides consultation to members of clinic and hospital staff, community agencies, and other persons or groups seeking guidance in efforts to solve the problems of patients.
7. Participates as a member of the health care team for the purposes of care planning and delivery.
8. Advocates for the patient.
9. Monitors and reports any and all vulnerable adult or abuse/neglect concerns to the appropriate agency and assists in the investigative phase as necessary.
10. Works in conjunction with Utilization review staff to ensure patients' needs and criteria are planned for and met.
11. Participates in care conferences with providers, patients and families.
12. Completes mental health assessments and crisis evaluations upon request.
13. Assists with Advanced Directives as needed.
14. Responsible for the complete orientation and maintenance of records of all staff, along with any mandatory education.

General Duties:
1. The Case Manager/Social Worker conducts visits and phone calls to referral sources, provides education about services to providers, social workers, discharge planners, insurance companies, case managers, and rehabilitation case managers to expedite patient referrals and coordinates clinical information with external case managers and payor sources.
2. Identifies social and practical environmental problems, including seeking financial aid, securing a homemaker, arranging for home care; discharge planning, including collaboration with community agencies; and referrals to other community agencies for specialized help.
3. Responsible for the identification, procurement, and coordination of services and resources for care of the patient across the organization.
4. Participates in the ongoing evaluation of the individual's progress on the plan as well as of the effectiveness and appropriateness of the services.
5. Interviews all patients and their families to obtain information relevant to medical problems and discharge planning needs.
6. Coordinates access to accelerated and/or alternative care options when appropriate.
7. Coordinates access to appropriate government and community programs and resources.
8. Facilitates and collaborates with the healthcare team for timely discharge planning to an alternative level of care when appropriate.
9. Coordinates the discharge plan with the healthcare team and providers.

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