Social Work Care Coordinator, Transplant / Lung department, Full-Time, Day Shift

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, University of Chicago Medicine, as a Social Work Care Coordinator in the Transplant / Lung department. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

 The Social Work Care Coordination Adult Inpatient (SW CC)), a licensed social worker clinical social work expertise in a given area, plans and monitors consistent patient care delivery. Utilizing a clinical pathway or plan of care the SW CC collaborates with the patient, family, the care team and the multidisciplinary team members to assure safe, cost effective, timely and efficient care.

The SW CC has the responsibility to evaluate the appropriateness of care and facilitate mid-course care changes, in conjunction with the patient care team and multi-disciplinary team members. Additionally, the SW CC will be able to support, teach and act as a resource for all members of the health care team.

The SW CC will coordinate and oversee the patient's care primarily during the inpatient phase of treatment. The SW CC will collaborate with other members of the care team and multidisciplinary team as dictated by patient need and appropriate utilization of resources.

Essential Job Functions

• Plans, monitors and coordinates patient

• Collaborates with the patient, family, care team and multi-disciplinary team to assure appropriate, safe, cost-effective,

• timely and efficient care.

• Identifies patient and family needs for consultation with other multidisciplinary specialists and assures needs are met.

• Plans and conducts or participates in patient care conferences.

• Assesses patient discharge needs. Assures completion of all discharge related functions on a timely basis.

• Develops and implements a plan of care by actively participating in multidisciplinary rounds

• Assures patient and family educational needs are met.

• Provides consultation to staff in evaluating current patient status and plan for care.

• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge base in area of clinical specialty and functions as a professional role model.

• Instructs patient and/or family on disease process and appropriate therapy.

• Provides or assures patient needs are met in adapting to and coping with changing health status.

• Assures that comprehensive information necessary for the documentation of the patient's hospital course is available

• to all care team members. Documents in the patient record as appropriate.

• Provides consultation in specialty area to patient care teams and multidisciplinary team members.

• Promotes, has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate patient care protocol relating to the physical, psychosocial, and

• developmental needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.

• Serves as a patient advocate for health care issues.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work from a School of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. 

• Previous clinical social work experience in a health care setting of at least one year. Requires knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan.

• Possess current state of Illinois Social Work License (LCSW preferred, LSW required) or must be eligible for licensure. 

• Must secure license within probationary period. Current LSW Illinois license LCSW Preferred

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: 1.0

• Shift: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

• Work Location: Hyde Park

• Unit/Department: Transplant / Lung department

• CBA Code: Non-union