Overview

Experience the advantages of real career change Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you’ll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work. You’ll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today and help you plan for the future.

Responsibilities

The Social Worker strives to promote patient and family wellness, improved care outcomes, access to appropriate hospital and community resources, and manages and supports patients with complex and psychosocial needs to ensure a smooth transition from inpatient to ambulatory care settings. Collaborates with primary care providers, specialties and our multi-disciplinary Population Health team to provide patient/family advocacy, assessment, discharge planning coordination, and psychosocial interventions for high risk populations in the outpatient setting. The Social Worker strives to promote patient and family wellness, improved care outcomes, access to appropriate community resources, and manages, supports and develops comprehensive care plans for patients with complex health care needs. Is an integral member of the health care team who works to ensure safety, best practice and high quality standards of care are maintained across the continuum. Collaborates with care management staff to proactively coordinate patients' needs.

Qualifications

Education Master’s degree from an accredited social work program Required Work Experience 2 years of experience in an acute or post-acute setting Required Licenses and Certifications LMSW - Licensed Medical Social Worker - State Licensure Preferred or LCSW- License Clinical Social Worker Preferred Business Unit : Company Name Piedmont Clinic