How You’ll Make a Difference:
Provides social work services for health care related situations for patients and their families. Collaborates with other healthcare providers to explore and initiate strategies to achieve specific desired outcomes.
Provides social work services to individuals or groups including: screening, psychosocial assessment, discharge planning, determination of social work goals, appropriate concrete and/or therapeutic interventions and follow-up. Exercises a substantial degree of professional judgment, recognizing deviations from the usual patient/family functioning, anticipating problems and taking measures to maximize coping capabilities.
Documents activity according to department and program protocols or standards.
Implements interventions substantiated by assessment as appropriate to the needs of the patient/client system and consistent with available resources. Advocates for patient involvement in the plan of care. Initiates and coordinates interventions with the activities of other members of the health care team. Collaborates with community agencies and institutions to plan continued care and to coordinate interventions related to finances, housing, childcare, family discord and other psychosocial problems. Provides crisis intervention services.
Assists with managing utilization of hospital resources especially as related to patients with complex continuity of care needs. Supports and participates in the case management planning process to achieve desired outcomes.
Provides education to patients/families regarding Advance Directives for health care decision-making. Assists with execution of these documents as appropriate.
Communicates effectively with patients, family, other members of the health care team and community agencies and facilitates resolution of issues which could impact on continuity of care (e.g., prior-approvals, application requirements, transfer paperwork).
Establishes and maintains effective professional relationships, positively representing the social work profession throughout the organization and in the community. Promotes constructive approach to problem solving. Adheres to the professions Code of Ethics; consistently practices within a framework guided by ethical principles.
Participates in the orientation of new staff and/or education of social work students.
Participates in unit-based educational programs to enhance the understanding of psychosocial aspects of health care delivery. Works cooperatively with other professional and non-professional staff to identify and resolve problems in the service delivery systems and to improve quality of patient care. Participates in the quality improvement process as it relates to supported area.
What it Will Take:
Licenses & Certifications
Social Worker license issued by the state of Wisconsin.
Degrees
Master’s Degree in Social Work.
Required Functional Experience
Typically requires 1 year of experience in providing social work services in a complex health care system.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Demonstrated knowledge of social work principles and methods, and the ability to apply these in a health care setting.Demonstrated decision making, team building, time management, customer service, and conflict resolution skills.Excellent communication and human relation skills.Intermediate computer skills including word processing, presentation applications and electronic mail.Certification AddendumTeam members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital based certifications (e.g.DNV, CARF or others).
Scheduled Hours:
Schedule will be 3 days per week from 7:30 am – 4:00 pm. There is a weekend rotation as well as on-call responsibility.
Department:
Case Management
Location Address:
2845 Greenbrier Rd
Green Bay, WI
54311-6519
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At Aurora Health Care:
We pride ourselves on taking care of our people. And not just our patients—we mean you, too. We help each other live well. When you work at Aurora, you get the chance to work with a dedicated team that’s as passionate about the work as you are. Here, you’ll find limitless opportunities for ongoing learning, career advancement, competitive compensation and a stable work environment. But more than that, you have the opportunity to change lives—including your own.
Diversity and inclusion matters at Aurora. We celebrate our differences and nurture an environment where everyone feels included. We know that when we reflect the communities we serve, when we embrace differences and bring our whole selves to work every day, we are working as one to build a healthier tomorrow for everyone. Aurora supports a safe, healthy and drug-free work environment through criminal background checks and pre-employment drug testing. We maintain a smoke-free environment at all our locations. We are an equal opportunity employer.
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