Job Information
Intermountain Health Medical Social Worker in Las Vegas, Nevada
Job Description:
Intermountain Healthcare is looking for a Medical Social Worker to join our team in Nevada. The Nevada-based medical group is a non-profit entity of Intermountain Healthcare. Being a part of Intermountain Healthcare means embarking on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment. We offer competitive pay with financial incentives for yielding strong metrics on quality care. Our clinicians receive an excellent benefit package, including CME reimbursement, paid license renewals, generous PTO, and much more. Take advantage of personal and professional growth opportunities including leadership pathways, charitable sponsorships, and volunteer opportunities.
To show our commitment to you and to assist with your transition into our organization, we will also offer a $2500 sign on bonus to those that have 1+ year of experience.
Posting Specifics
Pay Range: $33.39-$51.52 USD Exempt
Benefits Eligible: Yes
FTE: Full-time
Shift: 40hrs, Days
Benefits Eligible: Yes; Medical, Dental, Vision, Education Assistance. Click here for more details (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/)
Essential Functions:
This position requires you to work from various clinics, Monday thru Friday. Attend CRR at your assigned clinic coverage. The ideal candidate is independent, a collaborator and brings added value to the team environment. Comfortable with electronic health record systems.
Position Details:
Assesses the patient's medical history, mental health history, and current presentation to understand the patient's needs from treatment.
Organizes and prioritizes daily work by assessing new, current, and discharging patient needs in area(s) of responsibility.
Performs social work consultation for patients and caregivers. Conducts psychosocial assessments. Provides other social work interventions as necessary.
Develops a plan of care either individually or with input from the patient, patient family and significant others, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team.
Modifies care plans to reflect changes in patient status.
Refers patients to other services to improve their well-being. These referrals may include community services, treatment programs, support groups, psychiatrists, or other mental health providers.
Acts as an advocate on behalf of patients and families, where appropriate, to ensure effective communication with multidisciplinary care team, outside agencies and other resources as necessary.
Works with the multi-disciplinary team to develop a discharge plan in order to provide further care, services, and referrals in order to ensure continuity of care.
Completes timely and accurate documentation in the medical record using knowledge of documentation standards for the department to facilitate communication with team members. Documentation is done in compliance with all policies, procedures, and guidelines
Complies with federal, state, local, and program/facility standards.Acts within the scope of the Mental Health Practice Act.
May identify patients at risk for potential avoidable delays, extended stay, readmission, financial or complex discharge needs. Coordinate with care providers and leaders to reach optimal solutions.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's or Bachelor Degree in Social Work. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
Current State Licensure as LCSW or LMFT.
Must have 2 years of experience as a medical social worker or social worker
Current State Licensure as Social Worker by prior to start date
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with patients, families, and treatment teams.
Physical Requirements:
Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).
May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
Anticipated job posting close date:
07/20/2024
Location:
Nevada Central Office
Work City:
Las Vegas
Work State:
Nevada
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$34.06 - $52.55
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/) , and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers (http://www.sclhealthbenefits.org) ; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/diversity/) .
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.