Under general supervision, provides psycho-social services including: psychosocial assessment, complex discharge planning, coordination of services, resource referral, support group facilitation and consultation. Participates in interdisciplinary collaboration with RN Care Managers, Physicians, Residents, and staff on various units. Collaborates with service line team members to distribute patient case load.
Education:
Masters’ in Social Work
Licensures/Certifications:
• Licensed in Maryland as an LGSW, LCSW or LCSW-C.
Experience:
3 years of clinical social work experience, preferably in a hospital setting
Discharge planning experience preferred
Skills:
• Knowledge of various social, home care, extended care, hospice, government program, commercial insurance and community services
• Knowledge of social work theories, therapies and techniques of casework process
• Knowledge of principles and regulations of public welfare and Medicaid
• Skill in coordinating efforts of a interdisciplinary team (agency, hospital, hospice, payer, etc.)
• Ability to assess complex patient needs including psychiatric and substance abuse. Ability to assist with coordination of services for patients with limited resources
• Customer service skills
• Skill in word processing programs
• Ability to assess discharge needs for patients
Patient & Workplace Safety:
Employee has knowledge and understanding of patient and workforce safety as it relates to job duties.
Patient Population:
Demonstrates competency in the delivery of care and applies the knowledge to meet age-specific needs if applicable.
Pay Range
$56,785.43 - $90,856.69
Final salary offer will be based on the candidate's qualifications, education, experience and alignment with our organizational needs.
Equal Employment Opportunity
GBMC HealthCare and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
GBMC HealthCare, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC), a regional community hospital in Towson, Maryland, two miles north of Baltimore City. GBMC HealthCare is comprised of GBMC, GBMC Health Partners, Greater Baltimore Health Alliance, the GBMC Foundation and Gilchrist. GBMC Health Partners is a collective of more than 300 primary care providers, specialists, advanced practice clinicians, and hundreds of support staff, all working together to care for our community. The GBMC Foundation coordinates fundraising for the healthcare network. Gilchrist is Maryland’s leading nonprofit provider of serious illness and end-of-life care.
The Mission of GBMC is to provide medical care and service of the highest quality to each patient and to educate the next generation of clinicians, leading to health, healing and hope for the community.
As our national healthcare system evolves, for GBMC to maintain its status as a provider of the highest quality medical care to our community, we must transform our philosophy and organizational structure, and develop a model system for delivering patient-centered care. We define patient-centered care as care that manages the patient's health effectively and efficiently while respecting the perspective and experience of the patient and the patient's family.
To every patient, every time, we will provide the care that we would want for our own loved ones!
