St. Luke's Regional Health Care System
Social Worker-Case Management
St. Luke's Regional Health Care System, Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55806
Job Summary
The Social Worker-Case Management is accountable for providing assessment of patient and family social/emotional needs, assists in coordinating discharge planning, serves as an advocate and liaison between hospital staff, patients and the community, and works to research and develop programs to meet the social/emotional needs of patients and families.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university.
Experience: N/A
Licensure/Certification/Registration: Minnesota Social Work licensure; Wisconsin background study upon hire and renewal per Wisconsin state law.
Preferred Qualifications
Education: N/A
Experience: Prior experience or practice in a health care setting.
Licensure/Certification/Registration: N/A
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to integrate social work concepts and functions into the medical setting unique to an acute hospital unit toward meeting the needs of patients, their families and the community served.
Knowledge of hospital policies, regulations, and procedures.
Expertise in interviewing techniques with individuals, families, and other groups.
Knowledge of medical terminology; of area health care facilities and social service agencies.
Ability to make and implement professional judgments, establish and maintain good working relationships with patients, families, the public and co-workers, establish goals and work toward their completion, maintain confidentiality, respond positively to supervision, express ideas clearly in written and verbal forms, and perform duties accurately and efficiently while under stress.
Reading – Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
Writing – Intermediate: Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, or procedures.
Speaking – Intermediate: Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one, small group situations or before groups of customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills – Basic: Ability to add and subtract two‑digit numbers and to multiply and divide with tens and hundreds, using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Reasoning Ability – Intermediate: Ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, and to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Age Specific Competencies – Skilled at assessment and knowledgeable of growth and development; provides appropriate care relative to the ages of patients served per clinical environment.
Physical Demands and Environment
Physical Demands: Stand – Occasionally under 1/3 (1–2.5 hours); Walk – Occasionally under 1/3 (1–2.5 hours); Sit – Continuously over 2/3 (5.5–8 hours); Use hands to finger, handle, or feel – Continuously over 2/3 (5.5–8 hours); Reach with hands and arms – Occasionally under 1/3 (1–2.5 hours); Stoop, squat, kneel, or crouch – Occasionally under 1/3 (1–2.5 hours); Bending‑repetitive forward – Occasionally under 1/3 (1–2.5 hours); Talk or hear – Continuously over 2/3 (5.5–8 hours).
Lifting Requirements: Up to 10 pounds – Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5–5.5 hours); Up to 25 pounds – Occasionally under 1/3 (1–2.5 hours).
Work Environment: Typical noise level – Moderate (e.g., business office with computers and printers, light traffic).
Working Conditions: Handles emergency or crisis situations; subject to long irregular hours; travel required.
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Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university.
Experience: N/A
Licensure/Certification/Registration: Minnesota Social Work licensure; Wisconsin background study upon hire and renewal per Wisconsin state law.
Preferred Qualifications
Education: N/A
Experience: Prior experience or practice in a health care setting.
Licensure/Certification/Registration: N/A
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to integrate social work concepts and functions into the medical setting unique to an acute hospital unit toward meeting the needs of patients, their families and the community served.
Knowledge of hospital policies, regulations, and procedures.
Expertise in interviewing techniques with individuals, families, and other groups.
Knowledge of medical terminology; of area health care facilities and social service agencies.
Ability to make and implement professional judgments, establish and maintain good working relationships with patients, families, the public and co-workers, establish goals and work toward their completion, maintain confidentiality, respond positively to supervision, express ideas clearly in written and verbal forms, and perform duties accurately and efficiently while under stress.
Reading – Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
Writing – Intermediate: Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, or procedures.
Speaking – Intermediate: Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one, small group situations or before groups of customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills – Basic: Ability to add and subtract two‑digit numbers and to multiply and divide with tens and hundreds, using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Reasoning Ability – Intermediate: Ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, and to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Age Specific Competencies – Skilled at assessment and knowledgeable of growth and development; provides appropriate care relative to the ages of patients served per clinical environment.
Physical Demands and Environment
Physical Demands: Stand – Occasionally under 1/3 (1–2.5 hours); Walk – Occasionally under 1/3 (1–2.5 hours); Sit – Continuously over 2/3 (5.5–8 hours); Use hands to finger, handle, or feel – Continuously over 2/3 (5.5–8 hours); Reach with hands and arms – Occasionally under 1/3 (1–2.5 hours); Stoop, squat, kneel, or crouch – Occasionally under 1/3 (1–2.5 hours); Bending‑repetitive forward – Occasionally under 1/3 (1–2.5 hours); Talk or hear – Continuously over 2/3 (5.5–8 hours).
Lifting Requirements: Up to 10 pounds – Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5–5.5 hours); Up to 25 pounds – Occasionally under 1/3 (1–2.5 hours).
Work Environment: Typical noise level – Moderate (e.g., business office with computers and printers, light traffic).
Working Conditions: Handles emergency or crisis situations; subject to long irregular hours; travel required.
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