We are seeking a Full-Time Social Worker Case Manager 1 to support the Case Management Department at Inova Fairfax Hospital.
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Inova's flagship hospital, is an 833-bed, nationally recognized regional medical center serving Northern Virginia and the Washington, DC metro area. We are consistently ranked among the top healthcare providers in the United States, and we are proud to serve as Northern Virginia's only Level 1 Trauma Center.
The Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is also home to Inova Children's Hospital, Inova Women's Hospital, and the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute. Inova Fairfax Hospital is home to a robust organ transplant center that serves the region. We are also a teaching facility, with residency programs in 11 specialties.
The job duties for this position include:
Provides/Evaluates biopsychosocial impact on patient plan of care.
Evaluates patient ability to progress throughout the continuum of care.
Works collaboratively in communication with physicians, nursing and other members of the multi-disciplinary care team to effect timely and appropriate patient management.
Working knowledge /experience in utilization management, managed care and payer issues.
Psychosocial assessment and Interventions.
Provides discharge planning and continuity of care for assigned patients in the acute and post-acute setting.
Understands pre-acute and post-acute resources.
Provides coordination of services and acts as key liaison between patient, the patient's family and the interdisciplinary healthcare members.
Requirements
EXPERIENCE
1-2 years clinical and case management experience in an acute and post-acute health care environment.
EDUCATION
Master's in Social Work (MSW)
CERTIFICATION
CPR
SPECIAL SKILLS
Working knowledge of case management processes needs assessment, principles of utilization review/quality assurance, discharge planning, and reimbursement structures (i.e. Medicare, Medicaid, and HMO).
Knowledge of regulatory requirements.
Advanced communication (oral and written) skills to effectively and professionally liaison with patients, families, and medical staff.
Inova is a global leader in personalized health, which leverages precision medicine to predict, prevent and treat disease, enabling individuals to live longer, healthier lives. At Inova, we serve more than two million people each year from throughout the Washington, DC, metro area and beyond. Inova's mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. At Inova, more than 16,000 employees demonstrate their commitment every day to providing the community with expert, world-class, compassionate patient care.
