MSW Field Profiles 2022-23

MSW Amanda Heffernan 2022 Agency Name: St. Lukes Hospital Profile: St. Luke's Mission is to care for the sick and injured regardless of their ability to pay, improve our communities' overall health, and educate our health care professionals. Field Placement Responsibilities: Case Management is to provide comprehensive care to patients admitted to the hospital from admission through discharge, by maximizing available internal and external resources to reduce length of stay and improve quality of care. It includes assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating health and community related services to meet a patient’s physical, psychosocial, vocational, and health needs in a cost effective, outcomes-oriented, and timely manner. As department needs change, the services may be performed at any level within the Network’s continuum of services and/or sites. Future Goals: Medical social worker Department of Social Work

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