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Care Transition Manager Social Worker

LMSW/LCSW

_Great opportunity to utilize your clinical knowledge!_

• **Work location:** Texas Health Ft. Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Ft. Worth, TX 76104

• Care Transition Management department

**Work hours:** Full-time, 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, Between the hours of 7:00AM-5:00PM

+ **Training up to 5-weeks** between 7:30AM-5:30PM Monday to Friday

Care Transition Management department highlights:

• Supporting the 815-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital that has served the Ft. Worth and surrounding community since 1930

Care Transition is a rewarding career with family-friendly hours

Here’s What You Need

Master's Degree Social Work **Required** (Individuals hired as a CTSW prior to May 11, 2017, will be grandfathered to the CTSW position with BSW, at the entity they were employed at on May 11, 2017)

**Three (3) Years’** experience in hospital/medical social work Preferred

One (1) Year discharge planning/care management Preferred

• LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Upon Hire Required **Or**

LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker Upon Hire Required

• CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Upon Hire Required

• ACM - Accredited Case Manager Upon Hire Preferred

• CCM - Certified Case Manager Upon Hire Preferred **Or**

Other ANCC Upon Hire Preferred

What You Will Do

* Working knowledge of medical necessity criteria preferred

* Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Office (Word, Excel)

* Customer service skills

* Ability to engage in complex clinical decision-making and discharge planning

* Strong oral and written communication skills

* Strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration

* Critical thinking, analysis and conflict resolution skills

* Psychosocial and crisis intervention skills

* Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines

* Identify community resources and service needs and facilitate appropriate referrals as needed.

* Responsible for ensuring patients are transitioned to appropriate levels of care in a timely and effective manner.

* Reviews the Texas Health Readmission Indicator List (THRIL) scores daily for all assigned patients and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to identify high risk patients whose THRIL score may not have indicated appropriately.

* Promotes discussion and assists in the identification of a primary care physician (PCP) for patients without a PCP

* Completes Transition Evaluations on patients within 24 hours of identification and begins discharge planning

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Social Worker

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flexible spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan repayment program, as well as several other benefits.

• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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**_Do you still have questions or concerns?_** Feel free to email your questions to [email protected] .

Texas Health requires a resume when an application is submitted.Employment opportunities are only reflective of wholly owned Texas Health Resources entities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employees or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.