Social Worker-Emergency Department Part-Time Sign-On Bonus
Northwestern Medicine
- DeKalb, IL
- Permanent
- Part-time
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- Healthcare Professionals/Techs, DeKalb, Illinois, United States
- $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
- $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
- $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
- $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
- Annual Employee Merit Increase and Incentive Bonus
- Paid time off and Holiday pay
- Coordinates the discharge planning and social service program, identifies patients needing psychiatric/mental health services after discharge with consideration given to normal characteristics of growth and development throughout the life span.
- Ensures smooth transition and comprehensive discharge plans for their patient and their family.
- Monitors clinical information to support the psychosocial assessment, treatment, education and continuity among healthcare providers and to enhance and improve individual and organizational performance in patient care.
- Conducts intakes consisting of pre-admission assessment, all admission forms.
- Plans and implements care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
- Enhances and maintains an environment in which patient safety is a priority.
- Assures compliance with mandated Medicare/Medicaid initiatives.
- Coordinates with patient the activities to meet patients goals as evidenced by:
- Working collaboratively as a member of the health care team and with the patient/family/significant other to develop a plan of continuing care compatible with patient needs, goals, and financial resources while giving consideration to the normal characteristics of growth and development throughout the life span.
- Documenting plan appropriately in Meditech.
- Completing Psychosocial assessments on all patients with a consultation request/order.
- Family/significant other participation in patient care per patient request/approval.
- Completing all required forms in accordance with the Illinois Mental Health Code.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to address need to move patient to a lower level of care, add/change/delete ancillary service, discharge a patient, change medication/treatment to a less expensive alternative, or provide education when appropriate.
- Provides ongoing patient education.
- Documentation of all interventions within the code and services provided.
- Recognizes, responds, provides education and appropriately refers requests for problem intervention.
- Recognizes, responds, and appropriately refers requests for problem intervention in accordance to the Illinois Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.
- Visits agencies/facilities providing services to NM patients as department time allows and reports findings at department meetings.
- Three (3) years of experience providing direct service to patients, knowledge of the mental health code, and knowledge of normal characteristics of growth and development throughout the span of life.
- Completion of Management of Aggressive Behavior Certification or CPI (yearly as offered).
- Completion of restraint training (yearly as offered).
- Bachelors with major in social work or related field
- Masters in Social Work
- Licensed Social Worker (LSW)