Social Work Case Manager - Full Time - Daylight Hours/weekends - Forbes Hospital

Highmark Health

Pittsburgh, PA, US
Coordinate care across continuum
Focus on social determinants of health
Patient advocacy
This job collaborates with the interdisciplinary team of providers, clinicians, health plans, and external partners while advocating for patients and families/caregivers to coordinate care across the continuum

Job Summary

  • This job collaborates with the interdisciplinary team of providers, clinicians, health plans, and external partners while advocating for patients and families/caregivers to coordinate care across the continuum.
  • The incumbent is an integral member of the Care Management team that works to improve the quality of care, patient experience, and the health of populations and individuals by focusing on the social determinants of health impacting wellness.
  • Provides crisis interventions in cases involving Child Abuse and Neglect, Domestic Violence, Adult and Older Adult Abuse, Institutional Abuse Sexual Assault, Mental Health Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, and Identification of a Surrogate Decision Maker/Guardianship.

Matching Summary

This job collaborates with the interdisciplinary team of providers, clinicians, health plans, and external partners while advocating for patients and families/caregivers to coordinate care across the continuum.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Coordinate care across continuum
  • Focus on social determinants of health
  • Patient advocacy
  • Crisis intervention
  • Interdisciplinary team collaboration

Nice-to-have

  • Promote professional growth
  • Support department goals
  • Cross-training for ER coverage

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree in Social Work
  • Hospital or health care setting experience
  • PA LSW and/or LCSW required
  • Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance
  • Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance
  • Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Clearance

Work Rights

Not specified

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