3 jobs found in Effingham, IL

Overview: Provides social work services to patients and families within assigned areas in order to meet identified psychosocial needs, as well as to enhance problem-solving and coping capacities and to facilitate timely discharge by arranging post-discharge services. The social worker assists with new Senior Nursing Facility (SNF) placement, addresses acute social determinants and works collaboratively with all other members of the healthcare team, ensuring clear communication and care planning to all patients. Responsibilities: Investigates cases admitted with 'no insurance' or 'self-pay' to identify whether insurance coverage does exist, and if the need for financial assistance is warranted. Evaluates patients for abuse/neglect and makes appropriate referrals. Involves patient and family in discharge planning decisions. Keeps the director/manager informed of problematic cases, especially those involving legal or risk management issues. Provides assistance and advocacy to patients...

Overview: Sign-on Bonus Available!   The Social Work position for Mobile Health Services provides professional services to clients and their families utilizing the Mobile Health Clinic. This position will help to meet identified psychosocial, emotional, financial and environmental needs. The social worker provides psychosocial assessments, supportive counseling, emergent crisis intervention appropriate to setting, financial resource information, environment enhancements, advance directive planning and referrals to community agencies for clients and their caregivers/families in the mobile health clinic (MHC). Using an interdisciplinary team approach, the social worker ensures clear communication and helps to facilitate holistic care. The social worker identifies and implements interventions at the individual and systemic levels and provides expertise to high risk clients across the continuum. The social worker works collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to support...

Overview: Provides social work services to patients and families within hospital setting in order to meet identified psychosocial needs, as well as to enhance problem-solving and coping capacities and to facilitate timely discharge by arranging post-discharge services. The social worker provides psychosocial assessments, supportive counseling, crisis intervention, community resource connection, financial resources and works collaboratively with all other members of the healthcare team, ensuring clear communication and care planning to all patients. Responsibilities: Works collaboratively with the RN Case Manager to provide discharge planning based on assessment of patient and family needs, preferences and available resources in order to ensure timely discharge and provide appropriate linkage to post-discharge care providers (IE New/resumptions SNF, LTAC, Rehab, Hospice, and other Community resources) Investigates cases admitted with 'no insurance' or 'self-pay' to identify whether...