Social Worker-Crestwood Medical Center-FT-1st shift
Company: Huntsville Hospital Health System
Role summary
Social Worker-Crestwood Medical Center-FT-1st shift is a role at Huntsville Hospital Health System in Huntsville, Alabama, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-10-10. Experience level: 2-5.
- Job title
- Social Worker-Crestwood Medical Center-FT-1st shift
- Company
- Huntsville Hospital Health System
- Location
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Category
- Healthcare Support
- Experience level
- 2-5
- Date posted
- 2026-10-10
This role is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in patients' lives by helping them transition smoothly back home or to the next level of care. You'll work closely with patients and their families, utilizing your understanding of medical conditions and resources to create personalized plans, and you'll even get to collaborate with payers to ensure continuity of care.
Job description
Overview
Prepares the patient and/or patient’s family to transition from the hospital to the next appropriate care setting based on their individual needs. Applies their understanding of medical conditions, insurance coverage and how physical/psychosocial may affect the patient once a patient leaves the medical setting to plan and initiate an individualized discharge plan. Provide clinical information to payers and/or post-acute providers in order to obtain authorizations for hospitalized patients.
Qualifications
Education required : Bachelor of Social Work (unless MSW required for licensing) from an accredited institution
Education preferred: Masters of Social Work from an accredited institution preferred
Experience: 3+ years acute care hospital experience preferred
License/Certificates: Licensed Medical Social Worker (i.e. LSW, LCSW, ACSW, etc) in Alabama OR Licensed in Alabama within 6 months of employment
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