Social Worker Admissions Coordinator Master's Social Work Job at McLaren Lapeer Region
About Us
McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. The McLaren system includes 14 hospitals in Michigan and Ohio, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.
Position Summary: Provides assessment and intervention to assist clients/families to improve social and economic difficulties interfering with health and wellness through use of casework process and principles, strategies, and community resources. Responsible for managing the facility’s census and for all admission department activities including the pre-admission, admission, discharge and follow-up process.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Determines nature of client's situation and establishing course of action and setting goals with client. Obtains assistance for client by referring him/her to community resources; arranging for appointments; establishing rapport with other agencies.
- Fosters client's action or adjustment by interpreting attitudes and patterns of behavior; explaining and pointing out new options.
- Performs individual and/or family therapy, as indicated.
- Responsible for entire admissions process. receives applications for admission and conducts admission interviews/screenings of potential patients and families. Authorize acceptance of patients and coordinate admissions with appropriate staff.
- Maintains Medical Record and department case documentation including barriers to goal attainment and client/family response to intervention.
- Obtains prior approval from payer/insurance companies for tests, and procedures as needed.
- Ensures that appropriate staff reviews pre-admission data (rehab, clinical coordinator, infection control if there is an issue, social work if there are behavioral issues).
- Acts as liaison between the facility and the outside community. Develops strategies to maximize admissions of residents requiring care, by initiating marketing activities and other functions to promote the facility.
- Identifies and maintains relationships with referral sources.
- Performs discharge follow-up.
- Maintains appropriate casework statistics, performs various audits and ensures timely delivery of daily census and month-end reports to appropriate leader.
- Maintains effective operations by following policies and procedures; participating in quality reviews; reporting needed changes. May write or revise policies and procedures as requested.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies. May develop and conduct in-service training programs.
- Participates in interdisciplinary conferences and provides consultation for clinical staff.
- Complies with federal, state, and local legal and certification requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
- Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Master’s degree in social work from accredited educational institution
- State of Michigan licensure as a Licensed Master’s Social Worker (LMSW)
Preferred:
- Prior experience preferred
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as a Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association or equivalent through the Military Training network (MTN)
- Schedule: Full-time
- Requisition ID: 23000245
- Daily Work Times: Days
- Hours Per Pay Period: 80
- On Call: No
- Weekends: No
Per Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations, all McLaren employees must be vaccinated for COVID-19 by January 4, 2022. The regulation permits exemptions for employees with qualified medical disabilities or religious beliefs.
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
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