Medical Social Worker II - Grade 10
Company: Kaiser
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: April 17, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Summary:
The primary role of the Medical Social Worker II in the
Hospice/Home Health setting is to assist patients and
families/caregivers to cope with the social/ emotional issues and
practical arrangements related to the patients illness. Under
general direction, delivers age-appropriate social work care to
patients and their caregivers in their place of residence in
accordance with agency policy and procedure and state and federal
regulations. The Medical Social Worker II serves as an integral
member of the home health team providing assessments, coordination
and implementation of social work services to meet the complex
needs of patients in the home setting.
Essential Responsibilities:
Provide psychodynamic interventions, crisis intervention,
grief/bereavement counseling, problem solving, stress reduction and
developing healthy coping strategies in individual/family/group
settings.
Provide counseling to help patients cope with
acute/chronic/terminal illnesses.
Responsible for developing and implementing individual Plan of
Treatment which assist patients and families to cope and/or restore
social, emotional, financial and environmental factors which affect
and/or affected by illness.
Completes biopsychosocial strengths based assessments.
Partners with patient to identify needs and develop and implement
individual treatment plan based on mutually agreed upon treatment
plan.
Discuss options for care proactively including Kaiser resources and
external community/government resources to assist patient and
family in developing short and long term care plans as
appropriate.
Team with other disciplines in assessing, planning and providing
services for patients utilizing biopsychosocial information.
Assist patient in advocating for self to receive appropriate
services within Kaiser and in the community.
Assist patient and family in placing patient in higher level of
care as determined by team and patient, if applicable.
Takes, reviews, evaluates and prioritizes written and oral
referrals.
Maintains documentation, records and data collections.
Responsible for completion of required documents in a complete and
timely manner.
Functions as part of the Home Health/Hospice Team to assure
appropriate, timely placement of Kaiser members in nursing
facilities.
Liaison between patient and Kaiser maintaining positive
relationship with Kaiser and providing for continuity of care.
Identifies appropriate levels of care and facilities for referred
patients, where applicable. Obtains placements, where
applicable.
Collaborate with internal and external resources in Kaiser and the
community to meet mutually agreed upon goals and objectives.
Provides information and referral to community resources as
requested.
Coordinates exchange of information between Kaiser, families,
members and skilled nursing facilities. Determines application of
Kaiser, Medicare and Medi-Cal benefits to specific patient
situations.
Participates in Quality Assurance activities as assigned.
Assist in coordinating communication between regional offices,
clinics, hospitals, and field staff, triaging of phone calls from
members/families.
Works with referral sources to clarify and complete required
clinical and psychosocial information.
Perform other related duties as necessary.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Step I: 0 - 2 years social work experience.
Step II: 2 - 4 years social work experience within the last five
(5) years.
Step III: 4 or more years social work experience within the last
ten (10) years.
Education
Masters in Social Work accredited by the Council of Social Work
Education.
License, Certification, Registration
Driver's License (California)
Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements:
Demonstrated ability to work on a multidisciplinary team.Must have
solid psychosocial assessment skills.Knowledge of chronic and acute
disease and how it impacts patient and family
functioning.Demonstrated excellent oral/telephone communication
skills and written documentation.Must be computer-literate and,
preferably, experienced in automated clinical information
systems.Must demonstrate ability to effectively and efficiently
handle demanding workload involving multiple tasks.Demonstrated
ability to function independently as a collaborative, supportive
team member.Must be able to master detailed and complex information
regarding benefits and coordination of care.Must be willing to work
in a Labor Management Partnership environment.Also refer to
Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective
bargaining agreement.
Preferred Qualifications:
LCSW preferred.
One (1) year experience providing direct service in medical or home
health related setting - MSW internship considered.
PrimaryLocation : California,Santa Clara,Santa Clara 3900 Freedom
Support
HoursPerWeek : 40
Shift : Day
Workdays : Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
WorkingHoursStart : 08:30 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 05:00 PM
Job Schedule : Full-time
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : A06-SEIU-United
Healthworkers
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Job Category : Behavioral Health, Social Services & Spiritual
Care
Department : Santa Clara Homestead Hospital - Hospice - Internal -
Other - 0201
Travel : Yes, 100 % of the Time
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a
diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation,
national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry,
disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information,
other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or
any other protected status.--s-p-m1--
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