Covenant#Health Inc.# Position Description# # # Job Title:######### High Risk Social Worker

• Inpatient

Reports To:

Director of Care Coordination

FLSA Status:

Exempt# # Summary# # Provides and/or oversees the provision of appropriate and timely resources, interventions,# and services for selected patients in the hospital.# Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals involved in the plan of care for high-risk patients including, but not limited to, hospital-based Case Management and clinical staff, the patient#s primary provider, RN Care Coordinator, practice team members and community partners. Ensures that plans are focused and effective which helps patients to connect with and utilize a full range of medical, community and other services available.# # Job Requirements# # Experience Experience and comfort working with adult patients #18 who have complex medical and/or psychiatric problems.# Ability to work with families of diverse patient populations Ability to assist patients/families understand and access resources Strong assessment and organizational skills.# Ability to advocate/negotiate for patients through systems.# Good organizational skills# Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing Strong interpersonal skills enabling effective team collaboration Maintains confidentiality.# Weekend rotation# # Education BSW required

LSW required

Knowledge of end-of-life issues preferred.# Knowledge of community agencies and resources preferred.# Setting Preferred *An equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed above may be substituted for the above education and experience requirements.# # Covenant Health Mission Statement We are a Catholic health ministry, providing healing and care for the whole person, in service to all in our communities.

Our Core Values:

#Compassion We show respect, caring and sensitivity towards all, honoring the dignity of each person, especially the poor, vulnerable and suffering. # #Integrity We promote justice and ethical behavior, and responsibly steward our human, financial and environmental resources. # #Collaboration We work in partnership, dialogue and shared purpose to create healthy communities. # #Excellence We deliver all services with the highest level of quality, while seeking creative innovation. # Applicants, employees and former employees are protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, and genetic information (including family medical history).

Covenant Health Inc.

Position Description

Job Title: High Risk Social Worker

• Inpatient

Reports To: Director of Care Coordination

FLSA Status: Exempt

Summary

Provides and/or oversees the provision of appropriate and timely resources, interventions,

and services for selected patients in the hospital. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals involved in the plan of care for high-risk patients including, but not limited to, hospital-based Case Management and clinical staff, the patient's primary provider, RN Care Coordinator, practice team members and community partners. Ensures that plans are focused and effective which helps patients to connect with and utilize a full range of medical, community and other services available.

Job Requirements

Experience

• Experience and comfort working with adult patients >18 who have complex medical and/or psychiatric problems.

• Ability to work with families of diverse patient populations

• Ability to assist patients/families understand and access resources Strong assessment and organizational skills.

• Ability to advocate/negotiate for patients through systems.

• Good organizational skills

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing Strong interpersonal skills enabling effective team collaboration Maintains confidentiality.

• Weekend rotation

Education

• BSW required

• LSW required

• Knowledge of end-of-life issues preferred.

• Knowledge of community agencies and resources preferred.

• Setting Preferred

• *An equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed above may be substituted for the above education and experience requirements.

Covenant Health Mission Statement

We are a Catholic health ministry, providing healing and care for the whole person, in service to all in our communities.

Our Core Values:

• Compassion

We show respect, caring and sensitivity towards all, honoring the dignity of each person, especially the poor, vulnerable and suffering.

• Integrity

We promote justice and ethical behavior, and responsibly steward our human, financial and environmental resources.

• Collaboration

We work in partnership, dialogue and shared purpose to create healthy communities.

• Excellence

We deliver all services with the highest level of quality, while seeking creative innovation.

Applicants, employees and former employees are protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, and genetic information (including family medical history).