National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives
Medical Social Worker II Weekend
National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives, San Leandro, California, United States, 94579
Job Summary
The primary role of the Medical Social Worker II is to assist patients and families/caregivers to cope with the social/emotional issues and practical arrangements related to the patients' illness. Under the general direction of the Social Work Manager/LCSW, the Social Worker delivers age‑appropriate social work care to patients and their caregivers in accordance with agency policy, procedure, and state and federal regulations. The Medical Social Worker II serves as an integral member of the healthcare team, providing assessments, coordination, treatment planning, information, and referral to community resources and other social work services to meet the complex needs of patients and families in the hospital and clinic settings.
Essential Responsibilities
Provides psychodynamic interventions, crisis intervention, grief/bereavement counseling, problem solving, stress reduction, and develops healthy coping strategies in individual, family, and group settings; provides counseling for disease acceptance and understanding.
Responsible for developing and implementing an individual Plan of Treatment to assist patients and families in coping with or restoring social, emotional, financial, and environmental factors affecting them because of illness; completes psychosocial assessments and partners with patients to create mutually agreed treatment plans.
Discusses options for care proactively, including Kaiser resources and external community/government resources, to assist patients and families in developing short‑ and long‑term care plans as appropriate.
Teams with other disciplines to assess, plan, and provide services for patients using biopsychosocial information.
Assists patients in advocating for self to receive appropriate services within Kaiser and in the community.
Assists patients and families with care planning and discharge plans.
Takes, reviews, evaluates, and prioritizes written and oral referrals.
Maintains documentation, records, and data collections.
Ensures completion of required documents in a complete and timely manner.
Serves as part of the Skilled Nursing Facility Team to ensure appropriate, timely placement of Kaiser members in nursing facilities.
Liaises between patients and Kaiser to maintain a positive relationship and provide continuity of care.
Identifies appropriate levels of care and facilities for referred patients, where applicable.
Obtains placements, where applicable.
Collaborates with internal and external resources within Kaiser and the community to meet mutually agreed goals and objectives.
Provides information and referrals 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 Utilization Management/Quality Assurance activities.
Assists in coordinating communication between regional offices, clinics, hospitals, and field staff, triaging phone calls from members and families.
Works with referral sources to clarify and complete required clinical and psychosocial information.
Performs other related duties as necessary.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Other
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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Essential Responsibilities
Provides psychodynamic interventions, crisis intervention, grief/bereavement counseling, problem solving, stress reduction, and develops healthy coping strategies in individual, family, and group settings; provides counseling for disease acceptance and understanding.
Responsible for developing and implementing an individual Plan of Treatment to assist patients and families in coping with or restoring social, emotional, financial, and environmental factors affecting them because of illness; completes psychosocial assessments and partners with patients to create mutually agreed treatment plans.
Discusses options for care proactively, including Kaiser resources and external community/government resources, to assist patients and families in developing short‑ and long‑term care plans as appropriate.
Teams with other disciplines to assess, plan, and provide services for patients using biopsychosocial information.
Assists patients in advocating for self to receive appropriate services within Kaiser and in the community.
Assists patients and families with care planning and discharge plans.
Takes, reviews, evaluates, and prioritizes written and oral referrals.
Maintains documentation, records, and data collections.
Ensures completion of required documents in a complete and timely manner.
Serves as part of the Skilled Nursing Facility Team to ensure appropriate, timely placement of Kaiser members in nursing facilities.
Liaises between patients and Kaiser to maintain a positive relationship and provide continuity of care.
Identifies appropriate levels of care and facilities for referred patients, where applicable.
Obtains placements, where applicable.
Collaborates with internal and external resources within Kaiser and the community to meet mutually agreed goals and objectives.
Provides information and referrals 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 Utilization Management/Quality Assurance activities.
Assists in coordinating communication between regional offices, clinics, hospitals, and field staff, triaging phone calls from members and families.
Works with referral sources to clarify and complete required clinical and psychosocial information.
Performs other related duties as necessary.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Other
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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