Dayton Children's - Tech Town
PFK Care Coordination
Full time
40
The Care Coordinator Social Worker ensures quality patient care in the appropriate setting by assessing key needs, addressing local and systemic issues interfering with care, assisting families in setting appropriate goals and tracking progress toward achieving those goals. Navigates the health care system on behalf of high need patients (including delegates); supervises and provides care coordination; plans for education; and provides for patient safety and quality of care. Serves as an agile problem solver on multiple levels, from patient-level, to disease population and care system. Practices professional social work and promotes patient advocacy in accordance with the NASW Code of Ethics for Social Work.
These activities are performed in a variety of settings including during inpatient stays, outpatient specialty clinic visits, emergency room visits, home, and community visits, as well as telephone and “virtual” visits.
Master’s Degree in Social Work required
Certifications:
LSW Ohio - Ohio Licensed Social Worker - Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board required
BLS required within the first 60 days of hire
Dayton Children's Hospital is the only facility in the region devoted to the health, safety and information needs of children and their families.
Dayton Children's is staffed by pediatricians, pediatric specialists and clinical staff with special training and experience in caring for children. In addition, everything from room decor to life-saving equipment in is designed with the comfort of children in mind.
As a regional referral center, Dayton Children's draws patients from a 20-county area that includes Ohio and eastern Indiana. Dayton Children's affiliation with Wright State University School of Medicine and accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ensures young patients the finest pediatric care available.
Dayton Children's staff of over 200 physicians and residents includes primary care pediatricians as well as subspecialists in over 35 areas of pediatric medicine. Working as a team with the medical staff are more than 3500 employees and volunteers who share a commitment to quality care no matter what their specific titles or duties.
