Senior Social Worker I, Swank Memory Care Center - Wilmington

Job Details

ChristianaCare's Swank Memory Care Center is looking to hire a Full Time Senior Social Worker I to support the practice at the Wilmington Hospital!

The Senior Social Worker will work as a team member of an ambulatory complex care practice and will assist patients and families to identify health, social, emotional, and environmental needs and to connect them with available resources/ services through the provision of a full spectrum of discharge planning and social work services.

Work Schedule:

• Monday- Friday: 8am -4:30pm

• Opportunities for great work-life balance!

Key Responsibilities:

• Participates as a member of a team, focused on the addressing and improving the behavioral, physical and mental health of a population. Merging all aspects of health into a longitudinal, sustainable solution for health self-management.

• Performs ongoing telephonic case management activities of assessment, problem, identification, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of case managed members.

• Works with the patient, family, community, state and federal agencies, inpatient facilities, and any other applicable resources, to formulate a plan for support and self-management of behavioral, physical and social health conditions. Gathers and assesses information regarding the patient's physical needs, mental status, family support system, financial resources, and available community and governmental resources. Employs assessment to develop a comprehensive case management plan that will address the needs identified. Determines specific objectives, goals, and measures that are designed to meet the client's needs that have been identified through comprehensive assessment.

• Provides information about resources and options available in the community and coordinates service delivery.

• Establishes comprehensive care plans for those patients with longitudinal care needs in accordance with established clinical guidelines, standards, and pathways. Organizes, secures, integrates and modifies the resources necessary to meet the goals stated in the plan.

• The social worker will monitor patient care through follow-up with patients, families, and community services.

• Represents patient/family by intervening, negotiating and promoting their concerns. Problems requiring advocacy may include individual, race, or class inequities or inadequate and non-existent medical, behavioral health or community resources, i.e., primary care, medication access, substance use disorder treatment, housing, food security, transportation etc.

• Makes appropriate referrals to Pharmacist and Disease Management programs as needed.

• Performs patient/family evaluations and histories. Performs standardized social health assessment and recording of intervention. Provides psychosocial support through individual, group, or family counseling, as needs dictate. Continuously reviews service area for group support needs and opportunities.

• Performs other related duties as required.

Benefits & Incentives

• Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc.

• Two retirement planning offerings, including 403(b) with company contributions.

• Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out.

• 12 week paid parental leave.

• Tuition assistance

• Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets, insurance and much more!

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in social work (MSW) from an accredited graduate school of Social Work or equivalent Delaware state licensing.

• Minimum of 1-2 years of related work experience preferred.

• Delaware Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) required or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred.

At ChristianaCare, we are guided by our values of Love and Excellence and are passionate about delivering health, not just health care.

Feel free to apply and come join us at ChristianaCare!

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Post End Date

Jun 30, 2024

EEO Posting Statement

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.