Social Work Care Manager

$70,845 - $109,304/Yr

Intermountain Health - Salem, OR

Full-time

Salem, OR

Hospitals

About the position

The position involves assessing patients and their families, caregivers, or legal representatives to arrange necessary interventions. The role focuses on planning interventions to assist patients in coping with various social, emotional, economic, and environmental challenges, while also providing short-term treatment planning for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, including addictions.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and/or their families, caregivers, and legal representatives to arrange for needed interventions.
• Plan interventions to help patients cope with social, emotional, economic, and environmental problems.
• Provide short-term treatment planning for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders and addictions.
• Participate in case reviews to evaluate care management and progress toward goals.
• Consult with healthcare team members to promote, monitor, and evaluate compliance with the patient's treatment plan.
• Assist with discharge planning and processes.
• Identify appropriate resources, including transportation, housing, healthcare, and social/spiritual services, and provide referrals as part of the discharge plan.
• Administer and interpret tests and measures of psychosocial functioning for diagnosing disorders and disabilities.
• Supervise and/or train new staff, lower-level social workers, students, or interns.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited institution.
• Current State Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise critical thinking skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package covering a wide range of wellness programs.
• Support for living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.