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Social Worker-Crestwood Medical Center-FT-1st shift

CompanyHuntsville Hospital Health System
LocationHuntsville
Work ModeOn Site
PostedOctober 10, 2026
About The Company
Huntsville Hospital is an 881-bed hospital that serves as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. Huntsville Hospital is governed by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville and is the second-largest hospital in Alabama. In recent years, the hospital has expanded its services throughout the region with the development of Huntsville Hospital Health System, which includes hospitals in Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Decatur, Boaz, Guntersville, Moulton, Red Bay, Sheffield, Scottsboro, and Fayetteville, Tenn. The Health System includes more than 2,300 patient beds and 21,000 employees.
About the Role

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

Key Skills
Discharge planningCase managementPsychosocial assessmentClinical documentationInsurance authorizationPatient advocacyAcute careMedical social work
Categories
HealthcareSocial Services
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The social worker prepares patients and their families for transition from the hospital to appropriate care settings by developing individualized discharge plans. They also coordinate with payers and post-acute providers to secure necessary authorizations for hospitalized patients.
📋Job Type
other
📊Experience Level
2-5
💼Company Size
6258
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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