Description

Desert Regional Medical Center is a 385-bed acute-care hospital classified as a stroke receiving center and level 2 trauma facility with an innovative, patient centered and evidence-based Rehabilitation Services Department.  Our compassionate team provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including acute care rehabilitation, joint replacement & spinal surgery, neurosurgery, ICU, Telemetry, step-down care, skilled nursing, as well as outpatient therapy, hand and lymphedema clinics.

Up to $25,000 Sign on Bonus available for qualified candidates

General Duties:

The Social Worker II is a social worker performing the case coordination tasks with the insurance and medical staff within the Acute Rehabilitation Unit along with the complete range of social work services, including psychosocial assessment, treatment planning, and clinical and therapeutic interventions to the persons served, their family members, caregiversin an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the employee’s qualifications, professional practices and ethical standards. This is in order to coordinate their care, community resources and continuum of care, as well as follow up post discharge. The Social Worker II may be assisted by the clinical nurse manager and the program director when needed. It is expected that the Social Worker II attends interdisciplinary meetings, family conferences to receive input and provide feedback to the team on the person served progress and needs. The Social Worker II shall participate in and demonstrate accountability for quality improvement, team coordination (as it applies to patient care issues), discharge planning, and continuum of care (including post discharge follow up). In Support of DRMC’s Mission and Vision, adopts and lives the Values of Desert Regional Medical Center: Patient Focus, Accountability, Compassion, Continuous Improvement, Diversity, Innovation, Integrity, Joy, and Teamwork.

Shift: Days

Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Schedule: 4 days weekly. Every other weekend required

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DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES: 

Clinical social work services duties:

Provides direct service/intervention to best meet the needs of the persons served by the departmentAssesses the persons served and family needs in order to provide quality care:Psycho-social assessments will be initiated on every person served by 36 hours from admission to the program. Obtains information from staff and physicians, and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs.Assists team in developing the patient/family plan of care. Organizes and participates in family conferences for every patient within 5 days of admission.Assessments take into account age, gender, socio-economic, cultural and other patient specific characteristics when making clinical determinations and treatment plans. Serves to create a patient-centered atmosphere during the rehabilitation stay.Will develop therapeutic intervention goals based on the skill level:Goal from the assessment are shared with the rest of the treatment team as a means to coordinate care (short term and long term goals will be established)Established a range of treatment needed as appropriate to the ages of the persons served.Maintains documentation of professional involvement and intervention to achieve effective recording of services rendered to the persons served and their families. Follows Medicare guidelines for documentation on a Medicare-Certified inpatient rehabilitation program.Acts as a patient advocate to protect the rights and best interests of the persons served.Participates in department and hospital-wide performance improvement in order to maintain accepted social services department standards.Participates in activities particular to CARF standards and serves to maintain those standards as they apply to patient care and program goal achievement.Demonstrate own professional development and leadership skills to insure quality patient care in accordance to accepted professional standards.Maintains confidentiality of information with respect to persons served, employees and all other matters 100% of the time and in a manner consistent with HIPAA guidelines.Demonstrates on-going communication with all team members for the benefit of affecting a patient plan of care.Assists, communicates and participates in discharge planning during the pre-admission process as needed.Assists, communicates and participates with all ARU team members in discharge planning processes.Participates in all team conference meetings:Documents the changes to the plan of care.Coordination of discharge planning activities to coincide with the discharge date as determined by the rehabilitation team.Timely communication with the person served and/or family to effect a timely dischargeDiscussion and identification of any issues that would jeopardize a safe discharge from the rehabilitation program.Participates in multidisciplinary rounds/meetings.Assistance with communications with the person served employer to facilitate return to work when reasonable accommodations are possible.Assistance with communications with the person served landlord to facilitate home modifications.Assistance with filing for state and federal benefits, and other services the person served or their caregiver(s) may be eligible for.Referral to city services such as ramp building or grab bars installation, caregivers.Education of the person served on the importance of developing and updating regularly a portable medical profile.Assistance of the person served with gathering the documents for a portable medical profile.

 

Case management services duties:

Provides orientation to the person served and their family about the services of the program, the outcomes and the role of the different team members in relationship to the person served.Serves as a coordinator of the rehabilitation team:Initiate discharge planning activities upon the patient’s admission decision to the acute rehab program:Assesses the discharge opportunities and barriers.Discusses discharge options with the person served and their family to help guide the team on the needs, preferences and capabilities of the patient and the support system.Discusses patient rights with the persons served and their family members.Demonstrate on-going communication with all team members for the benefit of affecting a plan of care.Ensure follow up appointments are coordinated with the primary care physician.Ensure follow up appointments are coordinated with the referring specialists when indicated.Ensure post-discharge services are in place and durable medical equipment is delivered.Coordinate the delivery of all necessary services by the rehabilitation team during the admission (i.e. family conference, family training, home evaluation, therapeutic pass, community setting, etc.)Conduct follow-up phone calls within 3 days, at 2 to 4 weeks, 3 months, and 1 year post-discharge.

 

Leadership duties:

Active member of acute rehabilitation unit leadership team.In absence of the department Director and the clinical manager, assumes leadership role.Attends rehabilitation program in-services and meetings as instructed by the director.Regularly participates and completes special projects.Facilitates unit work flow and teamwork.Acts to facilitate interdisciplinary communication and coordination of care.Acts as a coordinator between persons served, physicians, family/significant other and other health disciplines.Demonstrates effective problem-solving.Complies with all current and new hospital and ARU specific policies.Assists in the completion of standards of care, policies, and procedures are appropriate and current.Assists in the review and revise of policies and procedures as necessary.Ensure others maintain compliance with Hospital and ARU policies.  Reports issues to Department Director.Assist the Director in the development and accomplishment of department long and short term goals.Assists in development of a department strategic plan.Will, upon request by management, participate in community relation activities as a means to promote the rehabilitation program or promote advocacy-based activities for the hospital or the community.Provides unit tours for families and referral sources.Represents the acute rehabilitation unit and the hospital professionally, competently, and compliantly at all times.Conducts stake holders’ surveys (payer sources, referring physicians, case managers, persons served, etc.).Acts as a team member within the department and within the organization.Demonstrates effective, positive, and responsible relationships with the persons served, their families, medical director & key physicians, employees, management & administration, and related outside agencies.Assures timely follow up of persons served, family, staff; and physician concerns after consultation with the director and communicates outcome to the director.Responds promptly to all customer concerns.Identifies problems or any dissatisfaction experienced by any customer and works to resolve them to a high degree of customer satisfaction.Follows appropriate chain of command for problem resolution, and approaches problem solving with a positive and proactive approach.

 

Stake holders’ related duties:

Maintains good relations and marketing techniques with all referral sources.

 

Quality, performance improvement and regulatory duties:

Participates actively in ARU Performance Improvement Program as needed.Participates in the Quality Improvement and Utilization Review tasks.Strives to remain current in knowledge of rehabilitation regulations and can assist management in the communication of rehabilitation regulations.Maintains and demonstrates knowledge, skills and competence in field of expertise. Maintains required Licensure specific to profession, Unit and hospital requirements.  Ensures education in area of professional practice is up to date. Maintains and renews or completes timely, all required hospital annual competencies, education and BLS.

 

Other duties:

Consistently recognizes, evaluates and intervenes appropriately in life threatening or other emergencies.Knows and practices the Desert Regional Medical Center’s values in all interactions: Patient Focus, Accountability, Compassion, Continuous Improvement, Diversity, Innovation, Integrity, Joy and Teamwork.Performs other duties as requested or assigned by Department Director.

 

Qualifications

Required:

   Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university (or equivalent)   Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (maintain current at all times)Effective verbal and written skills to communicate with people on all levels and able to maintain positive working relationships with patients, families, physicians and co-workersPossess active listening skillsAble to independently manage multiple prioritiesMust have excellent computer skills; i.e. eRehabData, Medilinks, Cerner, Allscripts software Must demonstrate teamwork in a pleasant mannerMust be able to write legibly

 Preferred:

  Previous Acute Rehab experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Requires lifting and carrying equipment, supplies, and materials.Ability to talk and listen effectively to convey instructions and information to referral sources, persons served, family members, staff, physicians, other departments’ staff and community services representatives.

 

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Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.