Care Transition Manager, Social Worker (SW) - Care Management

Bring your passion to Texas Health So We Are Better + Together

Work location: Texas Health Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 75231

Work hours: PRN, As needed. Weekdays, weekends, holidays

Care Transition Department highlights:

· Engaged leadership team

· Manageable case load

· Team that works together to ensure work/life balance for all

Here’s What You Need:

· Master’s degree in social work required

· Three years of experience in hospital/medical social work preferred

· One year of experience of discharge planning/care management

· Hospital Case management preferred

· LMSW – Licensed Master Social Worker upon hire required or LCSW – Licensed Clinical Social Worker upon hire required and CPR -Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation upon hire required and ACM – Accredited Case Manager upon hire preferred or CCM – Certified Case Manager upon hire preferred or Other – ANCC upon hire preferred

What You Will Do:

Ensure 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

· Identify high risk patients whose THRIL score

· Promotes discussion and assists in the identification of a primary care physician (PCP) for patients

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

· Interviews and assesses patients and caregivers as part of the transition evaluation

· Identifies transition needs and discusses funding of post-transition care with patients and caregivers

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Social Worker

· Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan Repayment as well as several other benefits.

· Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

· Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

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

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Entity Highlights

For more than a half-century, Texas Health Hospital Dallas has been at the forefront of health care in North Texas. We’re an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community in and around Dallas since 1966. We specialize in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s services and emergency medicine, we’ve got it. Plus, we’re a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and provide wellness services, outpatient surgery and women’s imaging services. Texas Health Dallas is a joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a Comprehensive Heart Attack Center, and a designated Magnet hospital. We’re a top choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, bariatric services, cardiac care and much more. As part of the Texas Health family and its 28,000+ employees, we’re one of the largest employers in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Our career growth and professional development opportunities are top-notch and our benefits are equally outstanding. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we improve the health of the people in our communities every day. You belong here.

*Do you still have questions or concerns? *Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.