BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LCSW
Company: Southern Illinois Health
Location: Harrisburg
Posted on: June 25, 2022
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Job Description:
Overview:
Your Career. Our Company. Together, We Grow. - -At -Southern
Illinois Healthcare (SIH), -we realize that in order to provide our
surrounding communities with excellent care, we must begin by
providing our employees with that same care and appreciation. We
offer rich opportunities to develop and grow professionally, an
environment of excellence in patient care, and the awareness that
everything we accomplish is a direct outgrowth of the superb
efforts and dedication of our employees. -As a non-profit system of
almost 4000 employees, we have won national acclaim for our cancer,
cardiac, stroke, bariatric, breast imaging, and rehabilitation
services. -Responsible for the overall operation of case management
and social services activities within the department.
Responsibilities:
Performs concurrent patient assessment related to appropriateness
of the level of care, diagnosis, procedures performed, and
intervenes to expedite the patient's plan of care.Provides
consultations to medical staff and other members of the
multi-disciplinary team regarding the impact of socio-emotional
factors on the patient's illness, and intervenes to expedite the
plan of care.Provides and documents discharge planning services in
a professional, collaborative and timely manner to optimize meeting
patients' post-hospital discharge care needs.Collaborates with the
interdisciplinary team to assess, monitor, implement and evaluate
patient care needs during the hospital stay in order to smoothly
transition the patient to the next level of care;Utilizes
evidence-based practice standards to guide the evaluation of care,
length of stay, medical necessity of services, and appropriate use
of organizational and patient centered resources. Medically complex
setting determinations may require consultation with the R.N. Case
Manager.Intervenes on behalf of patients with specific needs not
limited to abuse, neglect, mental health issues, end of life
issues, ethical concerns, legal matters, financial concerns, and
challenges in family dynamics;Facilitates and acts as a resource to
other members of the healthcare team for functions to include but
not limited to guardianship proceedings, adoption, advance
directive planning, and emergency detentions.Develops and maintains
collaborative relationships with organizations in the community
that facilitate provision of appropriate care during the hospital
stay and facilitate efficient and effective planning for continued
care for the patient:Collaborates with necessary staff and
post-discharge care providers to assure a safe and effective
discharge plan; Facilitates care conferences with patient and/or
family support structure to foster decision making that promotes
patient advocacy.Supports Service Excellence initiatives
contributing to the organization becoming a top performer in
quality care, patient safety and patient satisfaction strategies:
Understands and applies techniques to support the provision of
population based appropriate care utilizing Joint Commission
standards, CMS Core Measure requirements, and other best
practices.Acts as an expert resource to the interdisciplinary
healthcare team, physicians and other leaders:Participates in
interdisciplinary team meetings in a collaborative manner resulting
in achievement of best patient outcomes; Participates actively in
departmental and hospital wide teams, committees, or other
improvement initiatives.
Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Social Work - -#PIQbehav
Keywords: Southern Illinois Health, Evansville , BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LCSW, Healthcare , Harrisburg, Indiana
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