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Coordinator, Medical Social Work

Kaiser Permanente
  • Honolulu, HI
  • $32.16–$41.62 Per Hour
2 days ago

Job Description

Primary Location Honolulu, Hawaii Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Flexible Schedule Full-time Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift Day Salary $32.16 - $41.62 / hour

Job Number 1446890 Date Posted 10/22/2026

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Job Summary:

Facilitates client care by coordinating and delivering psychosocial assessments, diagnostic impressions, and interventions for individuals, couples, families, and groups. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans, determine necessary interventions, and address social service needs. Communicates treatment plans and resources to patients, supports the implementation of social work service plans, and ensures proper referrals to appropriate services. Ensures compliance with organizational, state, and federal guidelines and stays informed of industry best practices and new treatment options.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Pursues effective relationships with others by sharing resources, information, and knowledge with coworkers and members. Listens to, addresses, and seeks performance feedback. Pursues self-development; acknowledges strengths and weaknesses based on career goals and takes appropriate development action to leverage / improve them. Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work. Assesses and responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome.
  • Completes work assignments by applying up-to-date knowledge in subject area to meet deadlines; follows procedures and policies, and applies data and resources to support projects or initiatives with limited guidance and/or sponsorship. Collaborates with others to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information. Supports the completion of priorities, deadlines, and expectations. Identifies and speaks up for ways to address improvement opportunities.
  • Facilitates effective client care by coordinating the provision of psychosocial assessment, diagnostic impressions, interventions with individuals/couples/families/groups, and prevention of psychosocial dysfunction/disability/impairment including emotional/mental/behavioral disorders; collaborating with interdisciplinary teams when coordinating psychosocial assessment, including functional status and financial resources to assist in the development of an individualized care plan, determine interventions needed, and discuss social service needs; communicating and providing information to patients to share results to discuss social work and treatment plans, provide resources, and answer basic questions; assisting in the execution of social work service plans, applying feedback when appropriate; and contributing to the referral of members, patients, and staff to the appropriate services and sharing information with providers.
  • Coordinates the care of a caseload of patients with low to medium psychosocial acuity by receiving guidance from the clinical team to disseminate treatment plans to patients and providers; aiding in the implementation of recommendations to improve care coordination; acquiring knowledge of guidelines and protocols to recommend patient referrals; learning and complying with case management policies and procedures to promote member utilization and engagement of services; and documenting patient treatment plans and follow-up appointments.
  • Supports compliant services by learning and complying with organizational, state, and federal guidelines as well as regulatory policies, standards, and procedures; and maintaining and submitting written and electronic documentation, records, and reports (e.g., charting) according to department, federal, and state regulations, with guidance.
  • Supports program development and management by helping to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of social work programs; and learning industry best practices and new treatment options for outcome management as well as social work programs or protocols.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

  • Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Business Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Constructive Feedback
  • Critical Thinking
  • Cross-Group Collaboration
  • Decision Making
  • Dependability
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
  • Drives Results
  • Health Care Industry
  • Influencing Others
  • Integrity
  • Leadership
  • Learning Agility
  • Problem Solving
  • Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
  • Team Building
  • Teamwork

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

  • Accountability
  • Acts with Compassion
  • Adaptability
  • Care Coordination
  • Confidentiality
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Discretion
  • Intercultural Skills
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Maintain Files and Records
  • Managing Diverse Relationships
  • Member Service
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Patient Education
  • Relationship Building

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related field AND minimum one (1) year of experience in counseling, social work, or a directly field.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • N/A

Primary Location: Hawaii,Honolulu,Ala Moana Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Flexible Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-HI-02|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: Ala Moana - Mental Hlth/Psychiatry-RegClin - 1208 Pay Range: $32.16 - $41.62 / hour Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate''s years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

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Numbers & Facts

LocationHonolulu, HI
IndustryHealthcare Services
Salary$32.16–$41.62 Per Hour
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1945
Websitehttp://www.kp.org/careers

About Company

At Kaiser Permanente, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence. Driven by our mission to provide the highest quality preventive medicine, we are committed to eliminating health care disparities, and to making lives better through innovation, technology, and research. Our desire to deliver the best possible care inspires us to promote wellness among our members, communities, and each other. It also fuels our belief that everyone — regardless of circumstance — deserves access to affordable care, which further drives our motivation to expand our reach. Founded nearly 80 years ago, our unique business model sets us apart — positioning us to drive improvements across the industry and around the world.

Skills

  • Best Practicesunmatched
  • Business Supportunmatched
  • Case Managementunmatched
  • Community and Social Servicesunmatched
  • Conflict Resolutionunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Diversityunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Federal Laws and Regulationsunmatched
  • File Maintenanceunmatched
  • Health Planunmatched
  • Healthcareunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Needs Assessmentunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Patient Follow-upunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Psychologyunmatched
  • Record Keepingunmatched
  • Regulationsunmatched
  • Relationship Managementunmatched
  • Social Workunmatched
  • State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
  • Team Buildingunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Treatment Planunmatched

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