Pulmonary Social Work Case Manager - Hybrid

Pulmonary Social Work Case Manager - Hybrid

Position Summary / Career Interest:

Come join our Pulmonary team! In , our Pulmonary team was ranked in the nation's top 50 for the 16th year in a row by U.S. News and World Report. We are currently hiring for a Pulmonary Social Work Case Manager at our main campus in Kansas City, Kansas. This is a full-time position, with no weekend commitments and an opportunity for a hybrid schedule after a six-month training period.

The Ambulatory Social Work Case Manager has responsibility to provide care/service safely and efficiently for a full range of services to patients of all ages and their families. Primary role is to collaborate, communicate, and facilitate coordination of services as established by the healthcare team and executed by the case manager. Responsible for the psychosocial assessment of patients, coordination of care, and linkage to community resources, and providing emotional support to patients and their families.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Accepts responsibility and accountability for achievement of optimal outcomes within their scope of practice.
• Acquires and maintains knowledge and competence related to the expectations of their position and practices within their scope.
• Completes psychosocial assessments of patient/family situations, including social, psychological, emotional, financial, and other related factors to facilitate patients’ linkage to resources to support care in the community.
• Evaluates psychosocial and medical/nursing information to determine an appropriate social service action/ plan of care.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings as needed.
• Initiates and participates in family conferences to determine psychosocial and community resource needs.
• Participates in Care Team meetings by providing relevant and discipline-specific information to the entire healthcare team and coordinating any linkage to services on identified areas.
• Advocates on behalf of patients and caregivers for identification and access to services.
• Demonstrates a caring, positive regard for others by clarity of speech, use of understandable terminology, and utilizing active listening skills.
• Assures prudent utilization of all resources by evaluating the options available.
• Documents appropriate information in the patient’s medical record to ensure communication of patients’ psychosocial needs for care in the community.

Required Education and Experience

• Masters in Social Work from an accredited college or university.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Experience in a healthcare setting.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences OR Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) - State Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• State of Kansas Social Work license.

Knowledge Requirements

• Basic computer skills required.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status, or genetic information.