Medical Social Worker (BSW) jobs in La Crosse, WI

Black River Memorial Hospital has an exciting opportunity within our Patient and Family Services Department for a Social Worker! We are looking for a Social Worker who works as part of the total healthcare team to help meet the social, economic, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families during hospitalization or times of crisis. Provides for appropriate planning to ensure these needs are adequately met after discharge. Immediate opening, come join our team!! This position is:

Essential Duties Include:

• Maintains standards of Social Work excellence in accordance with standards set forth by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the National Association of Social Work, the Joint Commission, and the policies and procedures of the hospital.
• Receives consults from a multidisciplinary team based on admission assessment, patient/family requests, physician orders, multidisciplinary discharge planning meetings, and outside hospitals. Identifies patients in need of discharge planning during the multidisciplinary meeting.
• Participates in the multidisciplinary discharge planning process. Incorporates a multidisciplinary approach to include the patient, hospital staff, and patient’s family/significant others to develop and implement a plan to meet the patient’s needs. Facilitates multidisciplinary discharge planning are conferences as assigned to patients
• Documents social work interventions consistent with documentation and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulatory guidelines.

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or a related field
• Minimum of 1-2 years related experience in a health care setting preferred
• Current Social Work certification/license from the State of Wisconsin which would include Certified Social Worker (CSW), Advanced Practice Social Worker (APSW), or Certified Independent Social Worker (CISW)

Make Black River Memorial Hospital your home, we make transitions seamless. You will also appreciate excellent benefits, a positive and pleasant hospital environment that values teamwork, and a passionate focus on patient care. Now is your chance to join this new and exciting opening at Black River Memorial Hospital.

This position is part of our Employee Referral Program which means a Black River Memorial Hospital employee that referred you to this position may be eligible to earn up to $1,000.00 incentives. Please tell us if a Black River Memorial Hospital employee referred you to this position when you apply.

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