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All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

+ Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance

+ Paid Time Off from Day One

+ 403-B Retirement Plan

+ 4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave

+ Career Development

+ Whole Person Well-being Resources

+ Mental Health Resources and Support

Our promise to you:

Joining UChicago Medicine AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. Its about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. UChicago Medicine AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that **together** we are even better.

**Schedule:** Full Time Monday-Friday 8a-4:30p

**Location:** New Day Center, 740 Pasquinelli Drive, #104, Westmont, IL 60559

**The community you'll be caring for:** UChicago Medicine AdventHealth New Day Center Outpatient Behavioral Health

The role you'll contribute:

Responsible for coordinating the overall interdisciplinary plan of care for patients from admission to discharge. This position ensures that all aspects of patient care are integrated and managed effectively. Additionally, this role collaborates with various healthcare professionals to develop and implement care plans. In addition, this position monitors patient progress and adjusts care plans as necessary. Responsibilities for this role include facilitating communication among the care team, managing patient records, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. This role contributes to the efficient and effective delivery of patient care services.

The value you'll bring to the team:

+ Assesses patients and families wholistically for discharge planning needs in the inpatient, observation and/or emergency departments, including prior functioning, support systems, financial, and psychosocial in a timely fashion to avoid delays in discharge planning.

+ Reviews the medical record, including medications, history and physical, labs, and progress notes and incorporates the clinical, social, and financial factors into the transition of care plan.

+ Develops discharge plans with appropriate contingency plans throughout the hospital stay to ensure timely care coordination and progression of care, making arrangements for post-acute care services and facilities as well as community care for social needs.

+ Leverages technology and follows standard work and best practices to communicate with post-acute care services and facilities to ensure patient care information is communicated for continuity of care, medical records are complete, and discharge reconciliation is accurate.

+ Communicates with Payors patients needs for authorization for post-acute care as needed.

+ Actively participates in multi-disciplinary rounds to review changes in patient status, progression and level of care, and discharge plans for all assigned patients to identify resources necessary at discharge and ensure a timely transition, escalating care delays to leadership as appropriate.

+ Communicates with and educates patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs while advocating for patient and family empowerment in making health care decisions and accessing needed services.

+ Assesses readmitted patients for the patients and familys perceived reasons for the readmission.

+ Organizes and facilitates patient and family care conferences with the multidisciplinary team.

+ Documents discharge planning evaluation, ongoing assessment, discharge plans, MDRs, barriers to progression of care, avoidable days, and patient and family needs according to standard work.

+ Provides patient and family advocacy, and support patients choice and patient rights during hospitalization.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The expertise and experience you'll need to succeed** **:

+ Master's Social Work Required

+ Two or more years of Work Experience Required

+ Experience with behavioral health patients of all ages preferred

+ LSW required

+ LCSW preferred

+ Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

**Category:** Case Management

**Organization:** UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale

**Schedule:** Full-time

**Shift:** 1 - Day

**Req ID:** 25043033

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.