Medical Social Worker II - Grade 10

Job

Summary : The

primary role of the Medical Social Worker II is to assist patients

and families / caregivers to cope with the social / emotional issues

and practical arrangements related to the patients illness. Under

general direction of the Social Work Manager / LCSW, delivers

age-appropriate social work care to patients and their caregivers

in accordance with agency policy and procedure and state and

federal regulations. The Medical Social Worker II serves as an

integral member of the healthcare team providing assessments,

coordination, treatment planning, information and referral to

community resources and other social work services to meet the

complex needs of patients and families in the hospital and clinic

settings.

Essential

Responsibilities :

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Provides psychodynamic interventions, crisis

intervention, grief / bereavement counseling, problem solving, stress

reduction and developing healthy coping strategies in

individual / family / group settings. Provide counseling for disease

acceptance and understanding.

Responsible for

developing and implementing individual Plan of Treatment which

assist patients and families to cope and / or restore social,

emotional, financial and environmental factors which affect and / or

affected by illness.

Completes psychosocial

assessments. Partners with patient to identify needs and develop

and implement individual treatment plan based on mutually agreed

upon treatment plan.

Discuss options for care

proactively including Kaiser resources and external

community / government resources to assist patient and family in

developing short and long term care plans as

appropriate.

Team with other disciplines in

assessing, planning and providing services for patients utilizing

biopsychosocial information.

Assist patient in

advocating for self to receive appropriate services within Kaiser

and in the community.

Assist patient and family

with care planning and discharge plans.

Takes,

reviews, evaluates and prioritizes written and oral

referrals.

Maintains documentation, records and

data collections.

Responsible for completion of

required documents in a complete and timely

manner.

Functions as part of the Skilled

Nursing Facility Team to assure appro priate, timely placement of

Kaiser members in nursing facilities.

Liaison

between patient and Kaiser maintaining positive relationship with

Kaiser and providing for continuity of

care.

Identifies appropriate levels of care and

facilities for referred patients, were

applicable.

Obtains placements, where

applicable.

Collaborate with internal and

external resources in Kaiser and the community to meet mutually

agreed upon goals and objectives.

Provides

information and referral to community resources as

requested.

Coordinates exchange of information

between Kaiser, families, members and skilled nursing

facilities.

Determines application of Kaiser,

Medicare and Medi-Cal benefits to specific patient

situations.

Participates in Utilization

Management / Quality Assurance activities.

Assist

in coordinating communication between regional offices, clinics,

hospitals, and field staff, triaging of phone calls from

members / families.

Works with referral sources

to clarify and complete required clinical and psychosocial

information.

Perform other related duties as

necessary.

Basic Qualifications :

Experience

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Step I : 0 - 2 years social work

experience.

Step II : 2 - 4 years social work

experience within the last five (5) years.

Step

III : 4 or more years social work experience within the last ten

(10) years.

Education

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Masters in Social Work accredited by the Council

of Social Work Education.

License, Certification,

Registration

• N / A

Additional

Requirements :

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Demonstrated ability to work on a

multidisciplinary team.

Must have solid psychosocial

assessment skills.

Knowledge of chronic and acute disease

and how it impacts patient and family

functioning.

Demonstrated excellent oral / telephone

communication skills and written documentation.

Must be

computer-literate and, preferably, experienced in automated

clinical information systems.

Must demonstrate ability to

effectively and efficiently handle demanding workload involving

multiple tasks.

Demonstrated ability to function

independently as a collaborative, supportive team

member.

Must be able to master detailed and complex

information regarding benefits and coordination of

care.

Must be willing to work in a Labor Management

Partnership environment.

Also refer to Position

Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining

agreement.

Preferred Qualifications :

LCSW

preferred.

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At least one (1) year post MSW experience in a

health care setting preferred- MSW internship may be considered in

lieu of this

requirement.