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Job description
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 planning.
Completes 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:
Experience
Minimum 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.
Education
Masters degree in social work from an accredited university.
License, Certification, Registration
This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire. required at hire
Clinical Social Work Associate Certificate (Oregon) within 6 months of hire OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Oregon) within 6 months of hire OR Masters Social Worker License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire
Licensed 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 hire
Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire from American Heart Association
National Provider Identifier required at hire
Additional 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.
LCSW
Working knowledge of KPNW services and benefits
Expertise 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:
ED Day 12 hour shift 8am-830pm
Sun-Sat including holidays and weekends
Primary Location: Oregon,Clackamas,Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
Working Hours End: 08:30 PM
Job Schedule: Part-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: W05|AFT|Local 5017
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Sunnyside Medical Center - UR-Discharge Planning - 1001
Pay Range: $45.57 - $67.96 / year 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: No
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. 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.
Worksite address
clackamas, OR, 97015, US
Who can apply
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