Medical Social Worker/LICSW, Providence, St.Peter Medical Center

Kaiser Permanente

Olympia, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Brokerage, Case Management, Communication Skills, Conferences, Conflict Resolution, Cross-Functional, Data Collection, Diversity, Healthcare Providers, Home Care, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Long-Term Care, Managed Care, Microsoft Office, Needs Assessment, Nursing, Outpatient Care, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Primary Care, Social Work, Team Building, Time Management, Training/Teaching, Treatment Plan, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Olympia, WA
POSTED
8 days ago
Description:
5K Sign on bonus eligibility
VARIABLE DAYS, ALTERNATING WEEKENDS
Job Summary:
Provides a wide range of clinical social work services in a primary care, inpatient care or home health setting, including support and consultation to care team in managing patients. Evaluate psychosocial assets and deficits for the purpose of enabling the pt to maintain the greatest level of independence. Coordinates with others to establish a plan of care. Provides short-term counseling, teaching and brokering with other resources for care giving needs.

Essential Responsibilities:
  • Provide appropriate social work interventions to all age patients and their families including but not limited to psychosocial assessment, brief individual or family, advocacy, linkage, referral, group work, case coordination, and long-term care planning and placement.
  • Consultation and coordination with multidisciplinary team of care professionals and primary care site medical/nursery staff, to include family conferences, care conferences, team meetings etc.
  • Assesses patient and family needs for care and communicates with other health care providers appropriately. Collects data relevant to visit with ongoing assessment throughout the duration of care. Evaluate psychosocial assets and deficits for the purpose of enabling the pt to maintain the greatest level of independence.
  • Evaluates patients/family needs through timely assessment, communication and observation. Modifies plan of care through assessment based upon patient/care systems response.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience

  • Minimum one (1) year of previous social work experience.
  • Per the National Agreement, current KP Coalition employees have this experience requirement waived.
Education

  • Masters degree in Behavorial Science OR Masters degree in Social Work.
License, Certification, Registration
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Washington) OR Mental Health Counselor License (Washington) OR Licensed Advanced Social Worker License (Washington) OR Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Washington)
Additional Requirements:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated success as part of a multi-disciplinary team and commitment to diversity.
Preferred Qualifications:

  • Two (2) years of post-masters experience.
  • Care coordination experience in managed care system, in-/outpatient setting, skilled nursing or long-term care facility.
  • Knowledge of social case management, conflict resolution and team building practices.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office.
  • Familiarity with electronic charting.

About the Company

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Kaiser Permanente

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.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1945
WEBSITE
http://www.kp.org/careers