Lead Social Worker

Company: Fairview Park Hospital
Location: Dublin
Posted on: October 7, 2021

Job Description:

Description

Are you passionate about delivering superior, patient-centered care? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Lead Social Worker today with Fairview Park Hospital. 

We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. At Fairview Park Hospital, we offer an array of medical, dental, and vision packages as well as several add-on perks to make your benefits package truly customizable to you and your family needs. Some of our unique benefits we offer include:

• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Programs
• Student Loan Repayment
• Paid Personal Leave 
• 401k (100% annual match – 3%-9% of pay based on years of service)
• Identity Theft Protection discounts 
• Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options 
• Adoption Assistance 
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) 

Our teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. Do you want to work as an Social Worker where your passion for creating positive patient interactions are valued? If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise! 

The medical social worker is responsible for promoting patient-centered care by evaluating psychosocial needs, providing community service coordination for identified patient populations, and providing support and crisis intervention where indicated.

What you will do in this role:

• Acts as a liaison between the patient and community resources/post-acute care providers.
• Creates and facilitates timely implementation of discharge plans and arranges post-acute interventions identified in the plan of care.
• Facilitates patient movement across the continuum of care and identifies, addresses, and tracks barriers to patient throughput. In addition.
• Provides orientation and mentorship to new and existing staff.
• Collaborates with the Director of Case Management in the hiring and interview process for new professional staff and manages a limited case load in addition to providing guidance and consultation to social work staff.
• Excellent analytical and team building skills as well as the ability to prioritize and work independently is required.

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work (MSW) required
• State licensure required (may be required by state regulations)
• Certification in social work or case management preferred
• Five years acute care social work experience required

• Knowledgeable about internal, community and post-acute care resources
• Basic social worker skills including but not limited to empathy, sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity, advocacy, communication and crisis intervention

Fairview Park Hospital is a leader in healthcare for the city of Dublin, Georgia, Dublin-Laurens County, and the surrounding communities. Fairview Park is a state-of-the-art, almost 200 bed acute care facility providing community healthcare services. Our commitment to providing the best for our community is evidenced by being named a primary stroke center, score of “A” on Patient Safety Report Card and being named one of the nation’s top 100 hospitals by Truven Health Analytics, IBM Watson Health. Additionally, Fairview Park Hospital has the area’s only accredited sleep center.

Whether it is golfing, fishing, shopping, volunteering or just spending time, Dublin-Laurens County offers a wide variety of leisure time activities including a month-long celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Since 1966 this family-oriented celebration has grown into a major event, drawing thousands of visitors from all over the country. Dublin-Laurens County is centrally located in Middle Georgia half way between Atlanta & Savannah. Laurens County is the third largest county in Georgia based on land size with 45,000 residents. The City of Dublin is proud to be called one of the 10 Georgia Cities of Excellence by the Georgia Municipal Cooperation in competition with 55 other communities for “exemplary service to citizens.”

HCA Healthcare has been continually named a World's Most Ethical Company by Ethispheresince 2010. In 2018, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.3 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. If you are highly qualified you will hear from one of our managers. Come unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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