Description:
RESPONSIBLE FOR:
Coordinates and monitors all Care Management team activities, provides leadership, coaching, and mentoring to Care Management and Social Works staff members. Responsible for providing leadership and direction for Discharge Planning and Transitions of Care, within the acute hospital. Monitors for quality indicators to assure appropriate social and transitional services are provided to patients and families. Develops and maintains relationships with physicians, nursing supervisors, payers, community resources/ agencies to provide the needs services for indigent, uninsured, and underinsured populations.
Qualifications:
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED:
Associates Degree from accredited school of Nursing or Masters in Social Work and current Social Work licensure in the State of Georgia.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Three (3) years of experience in care management, medical social work or transitional care management.
MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW:
Current license in the state of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in the state of Georgia.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelors degree from accredited school of Nursing preferred.