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Cleveland Clinic’s Social Work team provides caring, patient and family-focused social work services to meet basic human needs, enable clients to reach their optimal level of psychosocial functioning and enhance well-being. In this role, you will coordinate the transition of care to help patients move through the hospital and ensure that they have everything they need to make the transition home.
A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00AM – 3:30PM, including rotating weekends and holidays.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Assist patients and families in achieving improved health outcomes by reducing the bio psychosocial spiritual obstacles that interfere with their ability to use health resources effectively.
Assess patient and family's psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning levels, appropriateness and adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness and ability to cope.
Assess patient and family's financial, social, emotional, educational and environmental resources and identify needs based on patient's current medical condition.
Develop an individualized plan of care based on the findings of the assessment and needs of the patient and family/caregiver as related to the patient's medical condition.
Participate in discharge planning activities for complex patients to ensure a timely discharge and to provide appropriate linkage with post-discharge care providers.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Bachelor's Degree in Social Work (BSW) from an accredited school of Social Work
Licensed Social Worker (LSW) in the current state
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
Knowledge of and practice in accordance with the NASW Code of Ethics
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Three years of experience in healthcare systems to include exposure to and experience in pre-acute and post-acute care
Social Worker or Case Management Certification (CCM) within one year of eligibility
Hospital social work experience
Knowledge of community resources
Physical Requirements:
Requires normal or corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods.
Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
Ability to work with physical records, such as retrieving and filing. Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment.
Ability to travel throughout the hospital system.
Requires normal or corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
In some locations ability to lift up to 10 pounds
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
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