Social Worker MSW

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Case Management-Acute Care, Social Worker in Westwood, NJ. 

Why Join Us? 

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better 

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being. 
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for. 
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care. 
• Learn more about the benefits offered for this job. 

Get to Know Your Team: 

• Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU.

• The Social Worker MSW assesses the social, psychosocial, cultural, environmental, and financial situations concerning the patient and family.
• He/she is a patient/family advocate, promoting rights and dignity and striving to involve the patient/family in aspects of care as appropriate.
• The Social Worker MSW also facilitates the acute, rehabilitative, and long-term discharge processes to provide for an optimal age-specific continuum of care.
• Assesses patient/family individual health and psychosocial needs to determine social services and discharge planning needs.
• Communicates with physicians, staff, and payors to ensure appropriateness of care.
• Re-evaluates patient needs on an ongoing basis and, as necessary, alters plan of care and for post-discharge care.
• Actively participates in the interdisciplinary planning process: attends team meetings, identifies resources to provide comprehensive care, and arranges post-discharge care and services.
• Assesses and communicates the psychosocial health status of the patient/family.
• Evaluates the plan rendered for effectiveness.
• Assumes leadership role in the interdisciplinary team to facilitate the development and implementation of the physician’s plan of care for each patient.
• Reviews all assigned patients for level of care order, including authentication of the order by the MD for all payors and patient classes.
• Reviews Observation Cases and Extended Recovery patients and communicates with the MD and Utilization Review RN their plan to discharge or required continued stay.
• Ensures Important Message of Medicare (IMM) is obtained within 2 days of admission and within 2 days of discharge. Understanding of the Appeals process in Compliance with the IMM policy and CMS regulations.
• Delivers Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) to all Observation patients according to the MOON policy and CMS regulation for MOON.
• Reviews re-admissions and completes the Readmission Flowsheet in EMR. Identifies patients at risk for readmission to enhance education and discharge treatment plan.
• Establishes a projected discharge plan within 72 hours of admission.
• Identifies opportunities for the Case Management program to be improved.
• Assigns avoidable days with appropriate reasons for any patient not meeting MN or delays.

Job Requirements: 

• Master’s degree in Social Work.

• 2 years’ experience as a Licensed Social Worker.

• Licensed Medical Social Worker (LMSW).

• Skills in critical thinking, communication, customer service, and organization.

Preferred Job Requirements:  

• Experience as a Licensed Social Worker in a medical setting.

• Certified Case Manager (CCM) or Accredited Case Manager (ACM).

Rate of pay is determined based on experience and education, and may include other pay components such as differentials and call pay based on role.