Social Worker LMSW

Introduction

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Social Worker LMSW today with Medical City Dallas.

Benefits

Medical City Dallas, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a Social Worker LMSW. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

* This is a Full Time Day Shift position, 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday with some rotating weekends *

The Social Worker will assist in the facilitation of care across the continuum for selected patient care needs with a focus on the following: Evaluation of psychosocial needs, crisis intervention, development and implementation of appropriate, timely plans of care to include discharge planning for the assigned patient population. Ability to collaborate with case managers, physicians, staff, families and community referral bases to enhance optimal patient outcomes. Evaluation of plan of care with appropriate changes, based on plan outcomes.

What You Will Do In This Role

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  In partnership with RN CM, the social worker is responsible for ensuring the post-acute medical needs and level of care are appropriate

• The social worker will respond timely to referrals from RN CM or other staff when risk factors for social determinants of health are identified
• Perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate plans of care for high risk patients with discharge planning or psychosocial needs
• Perform proactive discharge planning
  
• Provide expertise in post-acute services and community resources
  
• Identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery, including financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, spiritual
  
• Provide psychosocial support and resources
  
• Provide education to patients and caregivers regarding community resources and post-acute level of care criteria, benefits, and coverage
  
• Assist in coordinating and facilitating family conferences
  
• Engage in community outreach and program development to support patient and caregiver needs
  
• Participate in interdisciplinary care planning process
  
• Maintain effective communication between members of the care team
  
• Provide expertise in ethics cases
  
• Assist patients and caregivers with end of life issues, from advance directives to grief support
  
• Provide psychosocial support to patients and caregivers for adjustment to patients’ chronic and/ or terminal illness/death

What Qualifications You Will Need

• Bachelor of Social Work required, Master of Social Work preferred
• Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) in state of TX
• Acute care social work experience preferred
• Knowledgeable about internal, community, and post acute care resources
• Certification in social work or case management preferred
• Basic social worker skills including but not limited to empathy, sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity, advocacy, communication and crisis intervention

Medical City Dallas is recognized for its advanced medical facilities and commitment to excellence in patient care. We are an 895 bed tertiary care center. Our medical team consists of more than 1,500 physicians, many are recognized as the world's best in their specialties. Patients travel to Medical City Dallas from all over the United States and from other countries. We offer sophisticated treatment by our 400 in-house physician specialists. Medical City Dallas has a full-service adult hospital and pediatric hospital. We have separate adult and pediatric emergency rooms, outpatient clinics and diagnostic centers. Our providers have access to state-of-the-art technology and are pioneering new medical procedures to accommodate patient needs. As a part of the Medical City network of hospitals, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Social Worker LMSW opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.