Inpatient Care Manager - MSW

March 24

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Lehigh Valley Health Network

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Lehigh Valley Health Network is a comprehensive healthcare system that is now part of Jefferson Health, one of the top 15 not-for-profit health systems in the United States. It offers a wide range of medical services, including primary care, urgent care, and specialized institutes like the Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute and the Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute. LVHN provides extensive care solutions, including video visits, second opinions, and a network of doctors and clinicians in numerous locations. It emphasizes education through residencies and fellowships and prioritizes patient-centric services such as lab testing and women's health care. The network also focuses on innovation, offering clinical trials and advanced therapies like CAR-T Cell Therapy.

Ear • Nose and Throat (ENT and Otolaryngology) • Pulmonology • Endocrinology (Diabetes and Metabolism) • Rheumatology

10,000+ employees

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

📋 Description

• Coordinates complex discharge planning needs and provides supportive counseling, psycho-social assessment, and interventions for the designated patient populations• Provides patients and family members with the education and advice needed to cope with issues that arise from various emotional or physical problems• Coordinates a variety of services such as crisis intervention, bereavement, client advocacy, referrals, prevention, education, and psychosocial assessments• Conducts and documents detailed psycho-social assessments/evaluations to interpret social, environmental, and medical needs of the patient and family• Manages length of stay by creating a successful discharge plan and by proactively identifying and mitigating issues and barriers to patient care• Provides supportive counseling and advocacy to assist patients and/or families with adjustment associated with illness, hospitalization, and/or alternative care placement• Considers options such as palliative care, homecare, and other services that work to keep the patient as healthy as possible in the outpatient setting• Monitors risk assessment using available tools and implements discharge interventions, as necessary• Facilitates the resolution of issues surrounding patient care in a compassionate manner• Negotiates with patient, family, and third-party payors for an optimum plan of care for patient and family• Intervenes and communicates with appropriate individuals (physician team members and insurance companies) to ensure appropriate utilization of resources, quality care, and care facilitation

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work• Less than 1 year experience in an MSW internship program• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work• Proficient in the utilization of management processes, standards, and managed care• Strong analytic skills and ability to measure processes and outcomes in healthcare• Effective negotiation skills and ability to influence• Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR