Overview
We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. At HCA Mission Health System, 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:
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, NC is looking for a Medical Social Worker to join the team! This position is part-time, benefited. Anticipated work schedule is Weds, Thurs and every other Friday from 7:30a - 4p (days and hours could vary).
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. In partnership with the care team, the social worker is responsible for ensuring the post-acute medical needs and level of care are appropriate. The social worker acts as a liaison between the patient and community resources/post-acute care providers. The social worker creates and facilitates timely implementation of discharge plans and arranges post-acute interventions identified in the plan of care. The social worker facilitates patient movement across the continuum of care and identifies, addresses, and tracks barriers to patient throughput.
Required Education: Master of Social Work
Applicants without an MSW must enroll in an MSW program within 1 year of hire and complete within 3 years of hire date.
Preferred Certification: Certification in case management highly preferred (ACM-SW or CCM).
Preferred License: State Licensure Preferred (State of North Carolina CMSW, LCSW, or LCSW-A).
Preferred Experience: Experience in acute inpatient hospitals and prior case management roles
ABOUT MISSION HEALTH
Mission Health System, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, serves our 18 county region in western North Carolina and has been deeply rooted in the community for more than 130 years. Mission Health is the state's sixth largest health system, operating six hospitals, numerous outpatient and surgery centers, post-acute care provider CarePartners, long-term acute care provider Asheville Specialty Hospital and the region's only dedicated Level II trauma center. With approximately 12,000 colleagues and 2,000 volunteers, Mission Health is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the people of western North Carolina. For more information, please visit missionhealth.org or @MissionHealthNC
Mission Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such offers equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic.
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