Social Worker II

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Location: Bettendorf Health Plex

Status: Full-Time (80 hours biweekly)

Shift: Days

Shift Length: 8 hours

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Interacts with patients, family members, healthcare professionals, and community and state agencies to ensure the patient's progress in the acute episode of care through post discharge is quality driven, while being efficient and cost effective.

• Serves as a liaison between the hospital and community agencies or facilities for the exchange of clinical and referral information.

• Identifies high risk patients from a psychosocial/financial perspective, through screening mechanisms, and assesses the needs of patients and families and provides information, support, counseling, case facilitation, and timely, accurate referrals to appropriate resources.

• Ensures that a transition plan for ongoing management or resolution of issues is in place at the time that the patient is clinically ready to leave the acute care environment. Performs patient home visits.

FullMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's Degree Field of Study

• Social Work Licensures/Registration: Licensure in Iowa or Illinois required at time of hire. License in the second state (Iowa or Illinois) required in 6 months of hire.

• More than 2 years experience required

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran