Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
Why Join Our Team?
- The Case Management Department at Penn Medicine Doylestown Health is dedicated to supporting the organization's commitment to providing exceptional, patient-centered care close to home for the residents of Bucks County and the surrounding region. As part of a 245-bed teaching hospital backed by the expertise and resources of Penn Medicine, the Case Management team partners with physicians, nurses, social workers, patients, families, and community agencies to coordinate care, facilitate safe transitions, and address complex medical and psychosocial needs.
Shift Requirements:
- 1 weekend per month (Saturday and Sunday). Additionally, 1 holiday per year.
- Shift Time: 7:30AM-7:00PM
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and oversee patient care plans, collaborating with physicians, nursing staff, patients, families, and community providers to ensure effective treatment and continuity of care.
- Assess patients' clinical, psychosocial, and discharge planning needs, identifying barriers to care and facilitating appropriate resources and services.
- Manage utilization of review activities to promote efficient use of healthcare resources, support appropriate level-of-care determinations, and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Facilitate safe and timely transitions of care by coordinating discharge plans, post-acute services, home care, rehabilitation, and community-based support programs.
What We Require for this Role:
Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work required.
- Master's Degree in Social work with experience with case management preferred.
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
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