Social Worker, Home Care - Part-time

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• temporary :

SOCIAL WORKER III $Alameda County Human Resource Services TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT POOL

Temporary Assignments : Assignments vary in duration depending on the needs of the department. Alameda County Public Health Department has an array of programs and services designed to protect the health and safety of County residents. The backbone of Public Health includes assessments of the health status of residents, disease prevention and control, community mobilization and outreach, policy development, education, and assurance of access to quality medical and health care services. To be effective, we actively seek community involvement - partnerships with grass roots and corporate entities, with individuals and groups. Alameda County Public Health Department covers : Albany, Emeryville, Alameda, Piedmont, Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, Union City, Fremont, Newark, Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, and unincorporated areas. City of Berkeley has its own health department. 67 million residents.

Under minimal supervision at the Social Worker III level, will assess clients for eligibility of services, needs and make referrals to appropriate service programs, as well as provide assistance and guidance, counseling, and appropriate supportive social services to clients; collect and evaluate client socio-economic information and data; Social Worker III's are assigned specialized functions, work at a level that requires minimal supervision, and are expected to have acquired the highest degree of knowledge, ability, professional judgment, and assessment skills than that required at the journey level classification of Social Worker II. Social Worker III's will provide clients with social services of a specialized nature, including to provide protective and supportive casework services to clients. Assists clients and parents in setting attainable self-management goals and / or lifestyle changes, while monitoring their success and coaching them to the agreed outcome.

Communicates with the client's medical provider as need regarding medication, allergy testing, and supply needs.

Communicates and coordinate with schools to ensure that medications are at school and that Asthma Action Plans are in place and current.

Link patients with critical resources and serve as liaison between client and other service providers as a strategy to reduce barriers to appropriate asthma management.

Investigates and maintain files on community resources needed by patients. Investigation may include site visits, telephone calls, meetings, and the exchange of written correspondence.

Maintain written patient records within prescribed program protocols which will minimally include medical / psychosocial assessment, service plan, service utilization data, case notes and correspondence.

Inputs all required data into Innovaccer database on a timely basis to include opening and closing cases in a timely manner.

Collects appropriate information to meet billing requirements and submits all billing and needed documentation in a timely manner.

Prepare and submit reports to the supervisor documenting issues such as caseload size, achievement of service plan and discharge summary.

SOCIAL WORKER III

Possession of a bachelor's degree, including 30 semester or 45 quarter units in social welfare, social / human services, sociology, or other behavioral science.

The equivalent of two (2) years of full-time experience performing duties comparable to a Social Worker II.

Completion of one (1) year of graduate study in an accredited school of social work may be substituted for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience under pattern II.

An Alameda County application is required to be considered for this recruitment. Please email the Job Application and a cover letter to : Alameda County's job application template is available online on Alameda County's Online Employment Center at

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Alameda County Health Care Services Agency is enriched with a diverse workforce. We believe the best way to deliver optimal programs and services to our communities is to hire and promote talents that are representative of the communities we serve.