Overview

Detroit Medical Center is seeking a Social Work Case Management for a job in Commerce Township, Michigan. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Case ManagementDiscipline: Social WorkDuration: Ongoing40 hours per weekShift: 8 hoursEmployment Type: Staff Embark on a rewarding career with DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital. If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch. Benefit Statement At Tenet Healthcare, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That'swhy we offer more than a job - we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match• Generous paid time off (PTO)• Career development and continuing education opportunities• Health savings accounts, healthcare C dependent flexible spending accounts• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder C childcare, auto C home insurance. Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status Summary Description The Social Worker is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient's resources and right to self-determination. The individual in this position has overall responsibility for to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including:Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention and patient satisfactionCare Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of careCompliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards and Tenet policyEducation provided to physicians, patients, families and caregivers This individual's responsibility will include the following activities: a) complex psycho-social transition planning assessment and reassessment and intervention, b) assistance with adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and referral as appropriate to local, state and /or federal agencies, c) care coordination, d) implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan, e) leading and/or facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences including Complex Case Review, f) making appropriate referrals to other departments, g ) communicating with patients and families about the plan of care, h) collaborating with physicians, office staff and ancillary departments, i) assuring patient education is completed to support post-acute needs , j) timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system, k ) maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information, l) and other duties as assigned. POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: Transition Management Completes comprehensive assessment within 24 hours of patient admission to identify and document the anticipated transition plan for patients Integrates key elements of patient assessment, patient choice and available resources to develop and implement a successful transition plan Completes Complex/Psycho-social assessment and plan for patients identified as high risk for readmission. Provides psy