Atrium Health Navicent is seeking a Social Work Social Worker for a job in Macon, Georgia.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Social Worker
Discipline: Social Work
Duration: Ongoing
Employment Type: Staff

Overview

Job Summary:

Coordinates and supports the providers and multidisciplinary team in facilitating patient care, providing ongoing care management services during an acute-care admission as well as continued follow up with the objective of enhancing the quality of clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction while managing the cost of care. Provides utilization management, clinical documentation integrity, discharge planning and post-acute care needs assessment and acts as a liaison for utilization management and clinical documentation improvement. Responsible for designated unit-based patient cases and plans effectively in order to meet patient needs, manage the length of stay via monitoring and coordination of care pathways and promote efficient utilization of resources.

Essential Functions

Participates in rounds on the patient care unit with the attending physician and other members of the health care team; coordinates communication to assure collaboration and consistency in moving the patients care to estimated date of discharge.

Assesses patients to determine their discharge planning and/or post-acute transition needs. Develops the discharge plan and works with the physician to implement the plan utilizing internal and external resources to ensure a safe discharge or transition to alternate level of care. Plan will address the following: assessment of patient's physical, functional, social and psychological status; assessment of cultural and language needs; assessment of caregiver resources and available benefits.

Assigns the appropriate care pathway based on the clinical feedback from the physician and the diagnosis-DRG. Ensures coordination of services among the patient's physicians, specialists, community agencies and vendors.

Assesses progress toward goals and identifies barriers to meeting goals. Prepares and maintains appropriate documentation of patient care and progress within the designated systems.

Education, Experience, And Training

Must have Bachelors degree in Social Work. Masters degree is preferred.

Discharge Planning experience in a healthcare setting.

Three (3) years of recent experience in acute care, home health, long term care, or disease/care management.

Experience with IT solutions such as electronic health record, learning management or disease/care management systems a plus.

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Atrium Health Navicent Job ID #127164. Posted job title: Acute Care Navigator - Social Worker - Discharge Planning - Full Time

About Atrium Health Navicent

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Atrium Health is now part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, which was created from the combination with Advocate Aurora Health. In the Southeast Region, Atrium Health provides care under the Atrium Health name in Charlotte, NC, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptistname in the Winston-Salem, NC, region, as well as Atrium Health Navicentand Atrium Health Floydin Georgia and Alabama. Together, we are committed to providing equitable care for all. Annually, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in community benefits.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Atrium Health Navicent

Atrium Health Navicent is the leading provider of healthcare in central and south Georgia and is committed to its mission of elevating health and well-being through compassionate care. Atrium Health Navicent is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Navicent provides high-quality, personalized care in 53 specialties at more than 50 facilities throughout the region. As part of the largest, integrated, nonprofit health system in the Southeast, it is also able to tap into some of the nation's leading medical experts and specialists with Atrium Health, allowing it to provide the best care close to home - including advanced innovations in virtual medicine and care. Throughout its 125-year history in the community, Atrium Health Navicent has remained dedicated to enhancing health and wellness for individuals throughout the region through nationally recognized quality care, community health initiatives and collaborative partnerships. It is also one of the leading teaching hospitals in the region, helping to ensure viability for rural health care for the next generation.

Atrium Health Floyd

Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center is a 304-bed, full-service hospital located in Rome, Georgia. Serving as the main campus for Atrium Health Floyd, this hospital provides a certified Chest Pain Center, a designated Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. Atrium Health Floyd also is home to a state-designated Level II Trauma Center and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and has specialty centers for pediatrics, and wound care and hyperbaric therapy.

Benefits

Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
Life insurance
401k retirement plan
Health savings account

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