Social Worker 24-00185 - Alura Workforce Solutions
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
About the Job
Position
Social Worker
Description
As a member of the Care Team, the social worker supports the patient and family regarding benefits, community resources, referrals for counseling and other behavioral health needs. In addition, the social worker must be able to assist the patient in a sensitive and supportive manner, while acting as an advocate on behalf of the patient.
Part time- It could be 2 ½ days per work (8-5pm two day and 4 hrs for the third)
Or four hours daily if that works better for the Social Worker.
INDH
Social Worker
Description
As a member of the Care Team, the social worker supports the patient and family regarding benefits, community resources, referrals for counseling and other behavioral health needs. In addition, the social worker must be able to assist the patient in a sensitive and supportive manner, while acting as an advocate on behalf of the patient.
- Contributes effectively to the overall function and organization of the Medical Management
- Assess, develop and deploy follow thru for all social work activities and UM/CM delegation requirements if identified.
- Monitor and implement all regulatory changes impacting care
- Perform psychosocial assessments.
- Support MCMF populations including Managed Care and ACO as needed for social work needs.
- Perform assessments and develop care plans as needed in the Electronic Medical Record for social work cases.
- Collaborate with and support the clinical case management team.
- Role requires work time both in a centralized office. within Provider clinics and in the home in specific warranted circumstances and per standard work guidelines
- As a mandated reporter, submit referrals to services per legal and regulatory requirements, such as CPS, Client, law enforcement, etc.
- Provide resources and direction to those patients in crisis situations.
- Assist members in access to additional benefits within their health plan benefits and also to external benefits, such as MediCal, IHSS, State, Federal Disability programs, Community and other programs as appropriate.
- Consult with patients as part of the discharge clinic and diabetes care teams.
- Screen patients through medical record review and patient/family interview as referred from home palliative programs, discharge clinics and CM/PCP referrals
- Utilizing motivational techniques, work to engage attributed members in the care management programs.
- Assist members in accessing care providers according to their healthcare needs.
- Work to encourage members to select providers within the local network in order to maximize continuity and collaboration between providers.
- Masters degree in Social Work is required
- Previous experience functioning as a social worker in a health care environment required.
- General knowledge of health care delivery systems and regulatory requirements required.
- Proficiency in computer and software utilization in support of job functions required.
- Experience functioning as a social worker within a managed care environment preferred.
- Working knowledge of NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) SNP (Special Needs Plans); DMHC (Department of Managed Health Care), and other managed care regulatory requirements preferred.
- Bilingual verbal skills in Spanish or another threshold language preferred
Part time- It could be 2 ½ days per work (8-5pm two day and 4 hrs for the third)
Or four hours daily if that works better for the Social Worker.
INDH
Source : Alura Workforce Solutions