Organization
Lutheran Hospital of Indiana
Location FORT WAYNE, IN (Lutheran Hospital of Indiana)
Department Case Management
Field Psychological/Social Svcs
Full Time
Social Worker - Case Management department
Under the direction of the Director, Case Management, serves as a coordinator of an interdisciplinary approach to guide patients through the continuum of care with special focus on discharge planning, psycho social needs assessment, care/resource management, and provider/insurance issues. Collaborates with the physicians, patients, and their family members and others to facilitate the achievement of desired outcomes, address ongoing needs, maximize patient, family and provider satisfaction, optimize systems/resource utilization, facilitate timely discharge, assure appropriate length of stay, reduce unnecessary delays and other adverse variances to the delivery of services.
Minimum of one year of clinical social work experience in a hospital or health care setting which may have included the appropriate supervision or internship.
Equal Opportunity Employer