The primary role of the MSW II is to assist patients & families/caregivers to cope w/ the social/emotional issues & practical arrangements related to the patient's illness. Under general direction of Social Work Manager/LCSW, delivers age-appropriate care to patients/caregivers in accordance w/ agency policy & procedure & state/federal regulations. The MSW II is a member of the healthcare team providing assessments, coordination, treatment planning, information & referral to community resources & other social work services.
Essential Functions:
- Provide psychodynamic interventions, crisis intervention, grief/bereavement counseling, problem solving, stress reduction & developing healthy coping strategies in individual/family/group settings.
- Provide counseling for disease acceptance & understanding.
- Responsible for developing & implementing individual Plan of Treatment which assist patients/families to cope &/or restore social, emotional, financial & environmental factors which affect(ed) by illness.
- Completes psychosocial assessments.
- Partners w/ patient to identify needs & develop/implement treatment plan.
- Discuss options for care proactively including Kaiser resources & external community/government resources to assist patient/family in developing short/long term care plans.
- Team w/ other disciplines in assessing, planning & providing services for patients utilizing biopsychosocial information.
- Assist patient in advocating for self to receive appropriate services w/in Kaiser & community.
- Assist patient/family w/ care & discharge planning.
- Takes, reviews, evaluates & prioritizes written/oral referrals & maintains documentation.
- Functions as part of the SNF Team to assure appropriate, timely placement of Kaiser members.
- Collaborate w/ internal/external resources in Kaiser/community.
- Coordinates exchange of information between Kaiser, families, members & skilled nursing facilities.
- Determines application of Kaiser, Medicare & Medi-Cal benefits.
- Participates in UM/Quality Assurance.
- Coordinate communication between regional offices, clinics, hospitals, field staff, members/families.
- Works w/ referral sources to clarify/complete clinical & psychosocial information.
- This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Step I: < 2 yrs social work exp (MSW fieldwork not incl)
- Step II: 2-4 yrs social work exp w/in the last 5 yrs (MSW fieldwork not incl)
- Step III: 4+ yrs social work exp w/in 10 yrs (MSW fieldwork not incl)
- 1+ yr post MSW exp in healthcare setting pref'd - MSW internship may be considered in lieu of
- Masters in Social Work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education
- LCSW pref'd
- Inpt/Outpt Critical Care: Exp & comfort w/ issues pertaining to death, dismemberment, disfigurement & disability. Exp w/ ethical issues & documented exp. providing clinical svcs specific to anticipatory death, dying process & bereavement
- Med/Surg: Exp in crisis, grief & family counseling. Exp w/ wide variety of illnesses/condition & resulting needs
- Oncology: Exp in crisis, grief & family counseling. Exp w/ wide variety of oncological diagnosis & resulting coping & other psychosocial issues. Exp facilitating support groups
- HIV: Exp in crisis, grief & family counseling. Exp counseling re: loss & psychosocial issues specific to HIV/AIDS. Exp facilitating support grps
- Maternal/Child: Exp providing clinical counseling re: high risk pregnancy, diabetes, genetic defects, & substance abuse. Exp & knowledge of appropriate community resources specific to newborns & their families. Exp w/ adoption/surrogate birth laws
- Peds: Exp providing clinical svcs to children w/ acute & chronic med. conditions. Knowledge & Exp w/ child abuse reporting laws, procedures & agencies. Exp working w/ families of children diagnosed w/ wide variety of illnesses incl. childhood cancers, Cystic Fibrosis & Diabetes
- Alzheimer's/Dementia: Exp working w/ elderly & other diagnosed w/ a wide variety of dementia. Exp w/ a wide variety of community resources to meet needs of this population. Exp's w/ the common stresses re: caregiving
- Chronic Conditions: Exp providing clinical svcs to patients w/ multiple ongoing health conditions. Works w/ nursing to insure patients are as active & healthy as possible
- Palliative Care: Exp in initiating/participating in end of life discussions w/ patients & families, assisting in hospice referrals, holding family confs, home visits & advanced care planning
- Geographic Managed Care: Exp in crisis intervention, counseling & referral svcs to socially high risk women who are pregnant &/or parenting children under age 5 . Svcs are provided on an outpt basis incl. transportation, home visits, housing, infant supplies & referral svcs
- Discharge Planning/UM: Exp planning discharges & Utilization Mgmt (if appl.)
- Demonstrated ability to work on multidisciplinary team
- Must have solid psychosocial assessment skills
- Knowledge of chronic & acute disease; how it impacts patient/family functioning
- Demonstrated excellent oral/telephone & written communication skills
- Must be computer-literate &, preferably, exp'd in automated clinical info systems
- Demonstrated ability to function independently as a collaborative, supportive team member
- Must be able to master detailed & complex info regarding benefits & coord. of care
- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement
- Must be willing to work in a LMP environment
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.