Overview:

You Matter Here! Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!  Hours: 40 Hours, Day Shift

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:Provides Case Management Services upon admission through discharge including but not limited to dc planning –engaging client in process ; services may include but are not limited to: housing, primary care; transportation resources, legal services, outpatient therapy med management follow up other social service supports/resources; addresses barriers to treatment or discharge and applications for program assistance.

Completes documentation using the documentation standards noted by department policies and procedures, as well as, state and federal regulations.

Works collaboratively with staff on cases and other members of the multidisciplinary team as needed.

Keeps updated community resources to share with clients; provides update to Director for Community Resource Directory Access and for distribution to clients as needed.

Completes a statistical record of each case closed, noting recorded hours, contacts made and services provided so that department documentation and statistics can be completed.

Keeps abreast of department policies and procedures, as well as, state and federal regulation guidelines, (i.e. JCAHO,  DPH, etc.) to ensure compliance with department policies and procedures, as well as, state and federal regulations.

Completes Utilization Review activities and other duties as assigned by Director.

Provides information and education to patients and their families regarding the discharge planning  as part of their specific care needs and works closely with members of the multidisciplinary team including, physicians, patients, families, staff,  community agencies including but not limited to LTC Mass Health Applications for SNF placement timely and efficiently with patient, family and/or significant others.

Covers department as needed in various capacities within their own scope of service.

Informs patients of their patient rights when indicated (i.e. discharge planning, guardianship, court commitments,

admission/hospitalization, Power of Attorney, etc.).

Statement of Other Duties: This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described. Functional Demands

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.  Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands).

Qualifications:

Job Requirements

Minimum Education

Associates Degree 

Required Skills

Minimum one to three years experience in Social Service/Human Service capacity in a hospital, rehab /treatment facility, Skilled Nursing Facility, or community social,health, behavioral health or addictions agency/facility. 

Addiction Recovery experience a plus.

Works well with others, organized and efficiency essential.

Works closely with social service staff , updating resources, networking with agencies.Ability to work independently and with a team. 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.

Ability to work with community agencies to mobilize resources is required. 

Flexibility is a must.