Licensed Master Social Worker

• Masters' degree in Social Work
• Must be licensed by an Arkansas Professional Board as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) by date of hire

• Certified Case Manager (CCM) or American Case Management (ACM) certification.
• 2 years experience in an Acute Care Hospital Setting
• Experience in Case Management

Stand: Frequently

Sit: Frequently

Walk: Occasionally

Bend, crawl, crouch, kneel, stoop or reach overhead: Frequently

Lift and carry weight: 25 lbs

Push and pull weight: 25 lbs

Use hands to touch, handle or feel: Frequently

Talk: Continuously

Hear: Continuously

Taste or smell: Occasionally

Read, concentrate, think analytically: Continuously

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity.  The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. 

Additional Information:

• Completes assessment for patients admitted to the hospital.
• Performs discharge planning and aftercare coordination, community referrals and linkages.
• Provides patient and family education and adjustment to illness counseling, grief counseling and crisis intervention.
• Promotes patient and family centered care and documents the patient choices in the medical record as required.
• Recommends care and services that are appropriate to the specified chronological age, developmental age, social maturity, and cultural background of the patient being treated.  
• Documents and communicates with all team, physicians, and patient family concerns pertaining to the coordination of care and services.
• Serves as a consultant for processing guardianship, power of attorney, health care proxy, and advance directives.
• Collaborates with other UAMS Departments and actively participates in hospital wide performance improvement metrics and regulatory compliance initiatives. Reports and reviews department specific data metrics on a monthly basis.
• Interacts with and assists the public in a professional and friendly manner as needed.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills; communicates accurate and complete information; maintains strict confidentiality when necessary. Demonstrates positive working relationships with co-workers, management team, and ancillary departments; follows the Core Concepts of Patient and Family Centered Care and the Basic Code of Conduct Guidelines.
• Assist internal and external stakeholders as needed with exceptional customer service.
• Other duties as assigned in order to meet the UAMS Core Values and the business needs of the Department.

Please contact askrecruitment@uams.edu for any recruiting related questions.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS  

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.