Baltimore, MD Posted 4/23/2025 Full Time

Summary

$10 K SIGN ON BONUS!

JOB SUMMARY:

• To facilitate discharge planning in line with goals for length of stays related to difficult to place, high-cost and escalated patients.
• The Complex Care Social Worker will use a multi-step escalation protocol to identify those patients with barriers that prevent an effective discharge within the goals for length of stay.
• In conjunction with the interdisciplinary team the Complex Care Social Worker will assume responsibility for the escalated patients in accordance with set standards for discharge planning.
• The Complex Care Social Worker will also monitor the difficult to place and high-cost patient to identify early intervention opportunities to effect a discharge in a timely and cost-saving manner within the accepted utilization review guidelines.
• Assists patients in community inreferring to resources and assistance with barriers.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's of Social Work
• 3 to 5 years of experience
• Current Maryland LMSW
• Must have transportation since this position covers Sinai and the surrounding areas including community involvement.

Additional Information

As one of the largest health care providers in Maryland, with 13,000 team members, We strive to CARE BRAVELY for over 1 million patients annually. LifeBridge Healthincludes Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Carroll Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital and Grace Medical Center, as well as our Community Physician Enterprise, Center for Hope, Practice Dynamics, and business partners: LifeBridge Health & Fitness, ExpressCare and HomeCare of Maryland.