Location: Lincoln City, OR
Remote Status: No
Salary Range: $40.88 - $60.03
Provides social work and discharge planning services including psychosocial assessments, brief patient/family counseling, support, resources, education, and intervention. Arranges and communicates efficient, timely, and cost-effective discharge plans.
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
The social services teams provide direct services to clients, impart information and make referrals, screen and assess clients, and intervene in crisis situations most often in their area of practice. We are an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, working closely with doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals.
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
- Three (3) years RN experience required.
- Three (3) years hospital nursing experience preferred.
- Utilization Review or other inpatient Case Management certification preferred.
- Experience or training in insurance benefits or covered services including Medicare and Medicaid preferred.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
- Adaptability/Flexibility & Time Management: Ability to respond quickly and appropriately to urgent medical situations that may arise with high risk or diverse patient populations. Ability to adjust actions in relation to others and adapt treatment to offer best possible care to patients. Ability to organize, plan and prioritize work to complete within required time frames and to follow-up on pending issues.
- Customer Service & Team Building: Ability to work, function and communicate on a multi-disciplinary team. Possess the knowledge and skills to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time.
- Social Perceptiveness & Advocacy: Ability to work with a diverse population from pediatrics to geriatrics. Basic understanding of age, cognitive, or developmental related differences in caring for and communicating with patients and caregivers.
- Communication & Community Relations: Ability to communicate to people internal and external to the organization and to represent the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources.
- Problem Solving & Conflict Resolution: Ability to identify complex problems, review related information, employ creativity and alternative thinking to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Confidentiality & Compliance: Knowledge of State and Federal (HIPAA) laws pertaining to confidentiality of protected health information. Ability to comply with laws and maintain confidentiality of patient information.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Rarely
(1 - 10% of the time)
Occasionally
(11 - 33% of the time)
Frequently
(34 - 66% of the time)
Continually
(67 – 100% of the time)
LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 40 - 60 Lbs
CLIMB - STAIRS
SQUAT Static (hold >30 sec)
LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54") 0 - 20 Lbs
LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54") 0 - 20 Lbs
LIFT (Overhead: 54" and above) 0 - 20 Lbs
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