Patient Care Coordinator - RN at Allyon in Roswell, Georgia

Job Description:

Summary:



Allyon, Inc. is an established IT and Healthcare Services firm and we love what we do! It makes our day when we are able to help talented individuals achieve their career goals while a the same time helping our clients build quality teams. If you are interested in joining the Allyon Team, please apply or submit your resume for review today!



Job Title: RN or Social Worker - Patient Care Coordinator



Duties & Responsibilities: The Care Coordination Social Worker Sr. (SW Sr ) is responsible for assessing transitional care needs, coordinating care across the continuum, and engaging with patient and family to assure care needs are met. Serves as an expert resource for complex patient and situations and serves as a consultant to the other care team members regarding patient's psychosocial and resource needs. In conjunction with the patient and physician, the SW Sr will assess, coordinate, and implement a timely, safe patient discharge plan to the next appropriate level of care. Overall, the role integrates and coordinates the patients transitional care plan into their individualized discharge plans based on needs and resources available.


Specific functions within this role include:


• Responsible for providing psychosocial assessments for patients to include timely and appropriate planning to advance the discharge plan.


• Assists in relaying information about community-based service offerings (e.g.-indigent care referrals and assistance, specialty care or post-acute placements, elder assistance, etc.) and offers guidance to patients/families to assist with multi-system factors that affect patient/family psychosocial dynamics.


• Serves as a specialist on issues related to psychosocial and discharge needs, end of life care planning, resource needs, etc. Will provide resource information necessary to aid patient/families in decision making up to and including support for end of life.


• Will partner and offer feedback to the RN Care Coordinator concerning complex social determinants of health issues, situational dynamics, and social needs.


• Will participate in orientation and precepting of new social work hires (as needed). The SW Sr will mentor other social workers in case reviews and discussion of difficult situations, to include, but not limited to assessing suicidal ideation, bereavement risk, social determinants of health, cultural or language barriers, abuse cases (both children and adult), along with many other scenarios.


• May have other duties assigned.



Minimum Requirements:

• RN License or


• Licensed Clinical social worker required


• Licensed Master Social worker required


• BLS


• Certified Case manager preferred


• accredited case manager preferred


• minimum 2 years experience in healthcare in the acute care setting or skilled care environment or community required


• a background in medical social work in an acute care setting preferred


• Days (830a-5p) no weekends


• Acute hospital case management 2 yrs +


• Candidate should possess RN license or LMSW minimum licensure

What we Offer:

• Competitive Pay and Benefits


• 401k eligibility after 6 months of employment

Allyon, Inc. is an equal employment opportunities (EEO) employer and terms of employment are without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. Allyon, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Apply Now