Medical Social Worker 24hrs Nights

Description:
Job Summary:
The Social Worker provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments to members.
Social work services are designed to support and maximize the members ability to better direct their own health care experience through the use of assessment and intervention, educational programs, and linkage to health plan and community resources.
The Social Worker encourages respect for individuality, independence and patient choice and collaborates on policies and systems that respect the cultural, religions, and ethnic differences among patients and families.
Social work contributes to the medical teams understanding of patient beliefs, behaviors, and barriers regarding the members illness.Essential Responsibilities:
Uses age appropriate assessment and intervention skills.
Able to use a range of interventions, depending upon the needs of the patient/family.Assists members in developing cost effective, appropriate health care plans through optimizing the members personal resources as well as community and Kaiser Permanente resources and programs.Promotes multi-disciplinary care that is patient-centered and considers all aspects of members personal, psychological, economic, and cultural needs.Maintains thorough knowledge of Kaiser Permanente services/benefits, public/private community resources, as well as federal/state laws which effect health care pletes required documentation of services and Social Work plan of care per department policy.Participates in program development, orientation, and educational activities which further members capacity to better direct their own health care experience.
Basic Qualifications:
ExperienceMinimum one (1) year of Social Work experience in a hospital, medical outpatient clinic, home health/hospice, or long-term care setting -OR- successful completion of the Kaiser Permanente NW Social Worker Internship program.Minimum three (3) years of additional experience in a related environment.EducationMasters degree in social work from an accredited university.License, Certification, RegistrationThis job requires credentials from multiple states.
Credentials from the primary work state are required before hire.
Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
required at hireMasters Social Worker License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire OR Clinical Social Work Associate Certificate (Oregon) within 6 months of hire OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Oregon) within 6 months of hireLicensed Social Worker Associate-Independent Clinical (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Certified Social Worker Associate License (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Licensed Advanced Social Worker License (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Washington) within 6 months of hireBasic Life Support within 3 months of hire from American Heart AssociationNational Provider Identifier required at hireAdditional Requirements:
Ability to work effectively on a multi-disciplinary team.Preferred Qualifications:
Minimum three (3) years of professional Social Work experience in a hospital, medical outpatient clinic, home health/hospice, or long-term care setting.LCSWWorking knowledge of KPNW services and benefitsExpertise with short term counseling interventions.Demonstrated ability to provide leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.Advanced knowledge of local and national resources related to health care.Notes:
Including holidays and weekends Primary Location:
Oregon,Clackamas,Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Scheduled Weekly Hours:
24 Shift:
Night Workdays:
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Working Hours Start:
10:
00 PM Working Hours End:
06:
30 AM Job Schedule:
Part-time Job Type:
Standard Employee Status:
Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation:
W05AFTLocal 5017 Job Level:
Individual Contributor Department:
Sunnyside Medical Center - UR-Discharge Planning - 1001 Pay Range:
$40.73 - $48.87 / year The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting.
The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel:
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