Social Worker (SSM) - St. Joseph's Hospital - Saint Charles, MO

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Foley
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

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Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best.Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale.Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

This position is full - time. Employees are required to work any shift between the hours of 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM including the flexibility to work occasional overtime and weekends based on business need. Our office is located at ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, 300 1ST CAPITOL DRIVE, SAINT CHARLES, MO, 63301.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assesses patient and family psychosocial needs and develops plan of care in concert with patient, physicians, nurses, and other members of the departmental team
• Links patients / family to appropriate community resources including but not limited to, information / referral to sources of financial assistance, transportation, support groups, and other community services
• Documents patient / family status, diagnosis, treatment plan, goals, and interventions, evaluation results, observations, and progress in medical record
• Serves as patient advocate and liaison with physicians, families, insurance company, community agencies and others as needed to ensure continuity of care
• Provides discharge planning based on meeting identified goals of the treatment plan anywhere You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
  
  Required Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree (or higher) in Social Work OR 3+ months (or less) from completion of a Master's Degree (or higher) in Social Work, OR a licensed PhD in Social Work
  • Experience with using Microsoft Word (create, copy, edit, send, and save documents)
  • Ability to work onsite at ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, 300 1ST CAPITOL DRIVE, SAINT CHARLES, MO, 63301
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
  • Ability to work any shift between the hours of 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM including the flexibility to work occasional overtime and weekends based on business need
  • Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Preferred Qualifications:
    • EPIC experience
    • Experience in a health - related role within Hospital To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies required all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.
      
      Careers with OptumInsight. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the Healthcare industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work. SM
      
      PLEASE NOTE The sign on bonus is only available to external candidates. Candidates who are currently working for a UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare or related entity in a full time, part time, or per diem basis ("Internal Candidates") are not eligible to receive a sign on bonus.
      
      At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
      
      Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
      
      UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
      
      
      
      

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