Baptist Health Jacksonville

Healthcare system with hospitals and clinics

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Social Services

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Full-timeJacksonville, FL, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Social work experience is required.
Case management experience is required.
Three to five years of discharge planning experience is required.
Three to five years of case management experience is required.
A Master's Degree (MA/MS) is required.
A valid Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) credential is required; registered interns are not considered.

Responsibilities

Screen, assess, and plan care at a high level for an identified high-risk patient population in the Emergency Department.
Collaborate with attending physicians, resident physicians, nursing staff, and ancillary, professional, and technical personnel to coordinate high-quality, individualized, cost-effective patient care.
Use Utilization Review criteria, admission guidelines, and discharge criteria to determine whether patient admissions and discharges are appropriate.
Implement interventions to enhance patient safety, quality of care, and clinical outcomes.
Communicate with patients and families, medical staff, caregivers, and third-party payors to establish priorities, coordinate services, and develop and implement goal-directed care plans.
Promote efficient patient throughput and reduce inappropriate hospital readmissions.
Participate in oversight of resource utilization in critical care and emergency services areas to support efficient, cost-effective care delivery.

About Baptist Health
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

Baptist Medical Center is looking to add a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in our Social Services Department at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL. This is a PRN opportunity.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Job Responsibilities:

Responsible for high-level screening, assessment, and care planning for an identified high-risk patient population in the Emergency Department.
Collaborates with attending physicians, resident physicians, nursing staff, and ancillary, professional, and technical personnel to coordinate the delivery of high-quality, individualized, and cost-effective patient care.
Utilizes Utilization Review criteria, admission guidelines, and discharge criteria to determine the appropriateness of patient admissions and discharges.
Implements interventions to enhance patient safety, quality of care, and clinical outcomes.
Maintains ongoing communication with patients and families, medical staff, caregivers, and third-party payors to establish priorities, coordinate services, and develop and implement goal-directed care plans.
Promotes efficient patient throughput and works to reduce inappropriate hospital readmissions.
Participates in the oversight of resource utilization in critical care and emergency services areas to support efficient, cost-effective care delivery.

Experience Requirements:

Social Work Experience
Case Management Experience

3-5 years Discharge Planning Experience
3-5 years Case Management Experience

Education and Credential Requirements:

Master's Degree (MA/MS)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)- FL Department of Health

** A valid Florida LCSW is required for this role, registered interns will not be considered**

This Licensed Clinical Social Worker will be located at Baptist Jacksonville. If you are interested in this PRN opportunity, please apply.

Primary Location:

Downtown - 841 Building
841 Prudential dr
Jacksonville, FL 32207
United States of America

About the Company

Baptist Health Jacksonville

Healthcare system with hospitals and clinics

Baptist Health Jacksonville provides comprehensive health care for the Northeast Florida region. It operates nationally accredited hospitals and a children’s hospital, more than 200 primary care and specialty physician practices, and services such as home health care, behavioral health, occupational health, rehabilitation, and urgent care. Care is delivered through a network of inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and home- and community-based services, with an emphasis on coordinating care across life stages and settings. The organization stands out because it includes the region’s only children’s hospital and is the area’s most preferred health care provider, built on a broad, integrated circle of care rather than a single specialty. Its goal is to serve the community with high-quality, comprehensive care at every stage of life and to remain the leading and trusted health system in the Jacksonville area.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Jacksonville, FL
Founded: 1965

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