Job Description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Case Management Social Worker - Epilepsy

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Epilepsy-Neurological Institute

Job Code

T99256

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country. You will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Cleveland Clinic is a premiere place of employment, and the Department of Pediatric Social Work supports, mentors, andprovidesmultiple opportunities for professional development.When you join our team, you will be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.

A caregiver in this position worksFull-Time | 800am—4:30pm |Noweekendsand holidays

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Manage all aspects of discharge planning for assigned patientsto ensurea timelydischarge and provideappropriate connectionwith post-discharge care providers.

• Communicate withinterdisciplinaryteam about the discharge planning status of all patients referred.

• Educate patients,familyand physicianregardingpost-acute options andaddressfreedom of choice and financial concerns.

• Conduct initial and ongoing psychosocial assessment and interventions and makes treatment recommendations to engage patients and families in adherence to the treatment plan by reducing oreliminatingthe social, psychological, financial,behavioral,and regulatory barriers to successful medical outcomes.

• Serve as a resource person to provide counseling and intervention related to treatment decisions and end-of-life issues.

• Advocate for patient and family by providing intervention in cases involving child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, elderly abuse, institutionalabuse,and sexual assault.

• Advocate for patient and family empowerment and independence to make autonomous health care decisions and access needed services within the health care system and community.

• Meet core social work competencies andadhereto regulations.

• Remain current with regulations whichimpactthe care of patients and regulatory compliance.

• Promote individual, professional growth and development andmeetmandatory and continuing education requirements.

• Support department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Master'sDegree inSocialWorkorMaster'sof Science in Social Administration (MSSA)

• Current state licensure as a Social Worker, includingLSW, LISW,LISW-Sor PC

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA)or American Red Cross

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Three years of experience in healthcaresystemsto include exposure to and experience inpre-acute care

• Hospital Social Work experience

• Knowledge of community resources

• Certification as a Case Manager within one year of eligibility from an approved professional organization

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires normal or corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Sedentary work exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: active or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and /or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.