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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Participates in discharge planning, development and implementation of social care plans and resident assessments.
  • Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, arranging transportation, etc., as necessary, coordinating activities with other departments as necessary.
  • Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings.
  • Promotes optimum transition of patient for appropriate and safe placement for discharge.
  • Provides ongoing communication with patient and responsible persons of progress/status during stay.
  • Provides information to the patient/family on Medicare/Medicaid as well as other financial assistance programs available.
  • Provide consultation to staff in efforts to solve patient/family concerns related to psychosocial concerns, discharge planning and placement after SNU/ARU.
  • Demonstrates understanding of rules and regulations that govern SNU and ARU.
  • Demonstrates autonomy, professional judgement, responsibility and reliability.
  • Provide written and/or oral reports regarding social service programs and activities as directed by such committee(s).
  • Conduct grievance tracking and report out in the appropriate meeting. Evaluate and implement recommendations as they may pertain to social services.
  • Participates in the quality programs for SNU/ARU.
  • Demonstrates flexibility to meet patient/family needs.
  • Maintains required department confidentiality and abides by HIPPA regulations.
  • Provides competent patient care to the above indicated patient populations by obtaining and appropriately interpreting data, making appropriate decisions based on demonstrated knowledge of age-specific growth and development, and appropriately adapting procedures and treatments.
  • Takes an active role in enhancing ability to carry out job functions through personal and professional/job-related growth and development and participates in medical center and/or departmental education programs.
  • Communicates with and performs duties following the philosophy of MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center and the Sisters of Mercy reflecting the organization's Mission, Values, and Impact our key results.
  • Supports and abides by all medical center, departmental, and safety policies and procedures. Proactively identifies safety concerns surrounding the work environment.
  • Performs other responsibilities as requested by supervisor, manager or department head.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Must have Maryland state license in order to interview.
  • Along with both MSW, LCSW, Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Must have recent less than 3 years hospital discharge planning experience.

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