Social Work - Master of Social Work
Christian Hospital
Saint Louis, MO

BJC HealthCare System is hiring a Full-Time MSW Social Worker (Case Management) – ED Dept for Christian Hospital NorthEast.

  Position Details:

• Day Shift Hours: 8am-4:30pm (Mon-Fri) with some Saturdays, Holidays, and On Call

• ED Team - Role is in the emergency department to address immediate biopsychosocial needs and provide crisis intervention for patients and families who present to the emergency department

• Completing biopsychosocial assessments, Grief support and funeral resources, Connect patients with specialty care, Referring patients with complex medical needs, Advocacy work with Ombudsman, Scheduling medical follow ups

• Victims of violence support, patients needing immediate nursing home placement, Children needing emergency shelter/services due to the illness of the primary caregiver, Abuse and/or neglect reporting for children and adults, Emergency placement for adults and minors, addressing complex family dynamic issues, assistance in locating family or healthcare surrogate, Assisting with avoidable ED Admissions

Experience:

• Preferred: 2-5 years of work experience
• ability to work independently
• Experience in health care and/or behavioral health

Requirements:

• Master's Degree of Social Work (MSW) – required

 Why Join Us?

• Work with a highly skilled, compassionate, supportive, and caring team
• Growth Opportunities to learn new skills and advance (cross-train)

 Next Steps:

• If selected to move forward with Interview Process, a Talent Advisor will contact you via email for a screen

Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!

The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.

Northwest HealthCare, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

The Case Management Department provides services through a collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services to meet an individual's needs. The Case Management Department is responsible for all acute care inpatients where needs have been identified or who have requested assistance, emergency department patients where needs have been identified, and community individuals who request assistance.

Role Purpose

Under direction of a physician, assists patients and their families in their residences or outpatient/inpatient settings to adapt and plan an interdisciplinary approach to treating the patient-family system.Employees working at an Illinois facility are required to have an Illinois state social work license or be able to take and pass the Illinois state social work licensing exam within 90 days of the first day of employment.

Responsibilities

Minimum Requirements

Education

Experience

Supervisor Experience

Preferred Requirements

Experience

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer