Case Worker, Behavioral Care, PRN, Days

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference.

• Evaluates level of care for appropriateness and communicates pertinent clinical information to physicians, and members of the interdisciplinary as needed.

• Collects and prepares reports on data requested for case management and/or quality purposes, and reports data as directed.

• Pursues organizational goals: reduced LOS, improved patient and team member experience, and quality metrics in the acute care environment.

• Coordinates care and educates physicians and other staff to facilitate the effective use of clinical and financial resources, focusing on admission, concurrent/continued stay and discharge planning needs in an effort to obtain acute care certification for the patient.

• Serves as a resource to physicians, social workers and other staff for quality and utilization issues in the acute care environment as well as discharge planning needs.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Social Work, or Counseling

• Experience - Five (5) years of experience in Behavioral Health

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• BLS Certification

• Crisis De-escalation (i.e. CPI)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• NA