Employment Type : Full-Time
Overview
At CarePartners, our nurses play a vital part. We know that every nurse’s path and purpose is unique. Do you want to create your own personal career path in nursing? HCA Healthcare is your career destination! Our scale makes it possible for nurses to create the career path that fits their life – for life – and empowers their passion for patient care. Apply today for our PRN Clinical Social Worker - PACE to join our healthcare family. Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Operations Director, plans, organizes and implements social work services for PACE participants and families. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: participant social work assessment; treatment; and teaching and counseling of participant, caregiver or other appropriate representatives/family to maintain participant support in the community. Social Worker interventions may also include: individual participant contacts; appropriate collateral contact; participant and family education, assessment, and counseling; assistance with locating resources; addressing mental health needs as they arise; ongoing case management; advocacy to ensure participant and caregiver needs are met and addressed; and disenrollment procedures. The Social Worker is the liaison between the interdisciplinary team, caregiver representatives, and community agencies. Required Education: Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work. Required License: LCSWA and pass ASWB Clinical Evaluation Examination within 1 year; LCSW within 6 years. Driver's License and proof of insurance. Certification: Member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW) or other NASW-recognized certification. Required Experience: Minimum of 1-2 year working with a frail or elderly population. experience working on an interdisciplinary team in a hospital, nursing home or community-based setting is preferable.Familiarity with the psycho-social issues of the frail and chronically ill and their caregivers.Ability to provide psychosocial assessment and individual, family and group counseling.Ability to maintain accurate records and to prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence and other written materials.Good public speaking skills with all size groups.Effective verbal and written communication skills.Demonstrated ability to work in an interdisciplinary team setting.Computer literacy.Medical Clearance: Employees must have medical clearance for communicable diseases and up-to-date immunizations before having direct participant contact. CarePartners Health Services is a healthcare organization serving western North Carolina and offering a full continuum of post-acute care. Located in Asheville, North Carolina, CarePartners provides compassionate post-acute care, including rehabilitation, home health, adult care, hospice and palliative care. CarePartners also offers a full acute care rehabilitation hospital. With more than 1,200 colleagues and 400 volunteers, CarePartners Health Services is dedicated to helping people of western North Carolina live full and productive lives, despite illness, injury, disability or issues related to aging. CarePartners Health Services is a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare. HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for over a decade. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. "The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our PRN Clinical Social Worker - PACE opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status