Care Transition Social Worker - Full Time Days
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Job Description
- Care Transition Manager Social Worker LMSW/LCSW
- Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together
- Work location: Texas Health Cleburne 201 Walls Dr. Cleburne, TX 76033
- Work hours: Full Time Days - Between 8:00 am - 5p Occasional weekends required
Department Highlights
- Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team
- The Care Transition team ensures that patients are transitioned to appropriate level of care in a timely and effective manner. Provides education, care and resources to patients across various specialties to identify transition needs and discuss post- acute care options
- Manageable Case Load
- Team that works together to ensure work life balance for all
Here’s What You Need
- Master's Degree Social Work Required (Individuals hired as a CTSW prior to May 11, 2017, will be grandfathered to the CTSW position with BSW, at the entity they were employed at on May 11, 2017)
- 3 Years’ experience in hospital/medical social work Preferred
- 1 Year discharge planning/care management Preferred
- LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Upon Hire Required Or
LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker Upon Hire Required
- CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Upon Hire Required
- ACM - Accredited Case Manager Upon Hire Preferred
- CCM - Certified Case Manager Upon Hire Preferred Or
Other ANCC Upon Hire Preferred
What You Will Do
- Working knowledge of medical necessity criteria preferred
- Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Office (Word, Excel)
- Customer service skills
- Ability to engage in complex clinical decision-making and discharge planning
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration
- Critical thinking, analysis and conflict resolution skills
- Psychosocial and crisis intervention skills
- Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
- Identify community resources and service needs and facilitate appropriate referrals as needed.
- Responsible for ensuring patients are transitioned to appropriate levels of care in a timely and effective manner.
- Reviews the Texas Health Readmission Indicator List (THRIL) scores daily for all assigned patients and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to identify high risk patients whose THRIL score may not have indicated appropriately.
- Promotes discussion and assists in the identification of a primary care physician (PCP) for patients without a PCP
- Completes Transition Evaluations on patients within 24 hours of identification and begins discharge planning
Additional perks of being a Texas Health Social Worker
- Benefits include 401k, discounts in the cafeteria.
- A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
- Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits, Job Listings by Category, recent Awards we’ve won and more.
Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.
Key Responsibilities
The Care Transition Social Worker ensures patients are transitioned to the appropriate level of care in a timely and effective manner. They collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to manage discharge planning, identify high-risk patients, and facilitate community resource referrals.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work and possess an active LMSW or LCSW license. Preferred qualifications include three years of hospital social work experience and relevant case management certifications.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 32% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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