Social Worker MSW, LSW or LCSW-ER Huntley Full-time Nights

This position requires any one of the three requirements below; however salary range differs for each. They are listed below :

MSW - Min 30.04 Max 42.08

LSW - Min 33.56 Max 43.62

LCSW - Min 34.28 Max 48.36

The Social Service Associate reflects the mission vision and values of NM adheres to the organizations Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program and complies with all relevant policies procedures guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Social Service Associate provides quality support psycho-education supportive counseling advocacy and linkage to community resources.

Responsibilities :

• Completes Care Coordination Assessment within 24 hours of Order to assist with throughput.
• Collaborates with the Interdisciplinary Team to assist with patient satisfaction and discharge plan.
• Ensures discharge plan is initiated at admission.
• Ensures patient is discharged with appropriate referrals so can successfully move within the healthcare continuum and prevent re-admission.
• Is concerned about the perception of patients families and the community regarding Northwestern Medicines Healthcare System.
• Services are focused on addressing behavioral social financial and environmental issues in order to achieve optimum clinical quality patient satisfaction and cost effectiveness of care.
• Assesses patients to gather data for bio-psychosocial assessment upon admission and conducts re-assessments as needed.
• Assessments accurately reflect relevant age-specific and cultural-specific factors.
• Assists the patient / caregivers / family in understanding and working through bio-psychosocial and financial concerns as they relate to the patients continuum of care rehabilitation process behavioral health treatment substance abuse or medical treatment.
• Facilitates patient / family decision-making process for developing an appropriate treatment plan and coordinates with community organizations in order to ensure effective utilization of services.
• Coordinates efforts of patient family and healthcare professionals to develop a discharge plan for post-hospital care based on documented bio-psychosocial needs
• Provides continuity of care through referrals and linkage to appropriate community resources based on identified needs.
• Ensures timely discharge planning and throughput initiatives.
• Coordinates post-hospitalization and / or rehabilitation services that may include but are not limited to home health home medical equipment transportation inpatient behavioral health placement and nursing home placement.
• Determines and complies with payer requirements in order to ensure maximum coverage for services in the continuum of care.
• Assesses patients for potential abuse / neglect and need for guardianship takes appropriate action and follows-up with appropriate community agencies.
• Acts as a patient advocate in all communications with internal and external systems.
• Provides education to patient / family in regards to effective use of community resources.
• Facilitates interdisciplinary care conferences and provides education on psychosocial issues.
• Works collaboratively withpatients interdisciplinary treatment team to identify opportunities for improvement and implement best practice solutions.
• Provides brief supportive psychotherapy to patient and family at bedside when appropriate to assist with management of symptoms and engage patient in treatment while hospitalized for medical concerns.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status. Includes being able to interpret the appropriate information to identify patients age-specific needs
• Completes appropriate documentation and facilitates discharge plan and treatment recommendations for patients. Communicates assessment and clinical findings to the interdisciplinary treatment team
• Provides psycho-education to nursing and medical staff on mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders.
• Acts as a clinical resource for Behavioral Health and Chemical Dependency services to the other service lines within Northwestern Medicine.
• Works collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to share necessary information regarding specific patient care issues and to coordinate intervention strategies.
• Participates in System wide initiatives on Social Service issues.
• Helps to develop Processes and materials that support an understanding of these issues.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills in provision of services to varied populations including pediatric adolescent and adult patients with a wide variety of medical diagnoses.
• Ensures prompt response to patient discharge and referral needs.
• Consults with the Attending Psychiatrist to determine if a Patient Safety Companion can be discontinued after the completion of a risk assessment when requested.
• Consults with the patients Attending Physician to determine if the patient needs to be reported to the Firearms Owners Identification Database (FOID) after the completion of a risk assessment.
• Remains apprised of evidence-based practices and maintains a network of professionals to exchange ideas and benchmark best practices.
• Flexible with working in various units or Hospital sites to meet patient needs
• Actively maintains confidentiality for patients and their families as outlined in the Northwestern Medicine Patient Confidentiality Policy and shows the same level of respect for every Associate within Northwestern Medicine.
• Adheres to and is responsible for the safety standards of Northwestern Medicine including the completion of the mandatory organizational safety standards on an annual basis.

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Qualifications : Required :

Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology Social Work or a Human Services related field is required.

Psy. D. is also acceptable.

Preferred :

LSW or LCSW

Three years of assessment admission and crisis intervention experience with Behavioral Health and / or Chemical Dependency patients in an acute care / medical setting.

Additional Information :

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age sex race color religion national origin gender identity veteran status disability sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and at times internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check.  Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and we follow all local state and federal laws including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical emotional and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our  Benefits section to learn more.

Sign-on Bonus Eligibility :  Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Motivational Interviewing,Acute Care,Crisis Intervention,Behavioral Health,Intake Experience,Hospice Care,Case Management,Home Care,Child Welfare,Experience with Children,Social Work,Addiction Counseling

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1