Medical Social Worker II (901) Job in Martinez, California Us

The primary role of the MSW II is to assist patients families/caregivers to cope w/ the social/emotional issues practical arrangements related to the patient's illness. Under general direction of Social Work Manager/LCSW, delivers age-appropriate care to patients/caregivers in accordance w/ agency policy procedure state/federal regulations. The MSW II is a member of the healthcare team providing assessments, coordination, treatment planning, information referral to community resources other social work services.
Essential Functions:
- Provide psychodynamic interventions, crisis intervention, grief/bereavement counseling, problem solving, stress reduction developing healthy coping strategies in individual/family/group settings.
- Provide counseling for disease acceptance understanding.
- Responsible for developing implementing individual Plan of Treatment which assist patients/families to cope /or restore social, emotional, financial environmental factors which affect(ed) by illness.
- Completes psychosocial assessments. Partners w/ patient to identify needs develop/implement treatment plan.
- Discuss options for care proactively including Kaiser resources external community/government resources to assist patient/family in developing short/long term care plans.
- Team w/ other disciplines in assessing, planning providing services for patients utilizing biopsychosocial information.
- Assist patient in advocating for self to receive appropriate services w/in Kaiser community.
- Assist patient/family w/ care discharge planning.
- Takes, reviews, evaluates prioritizes written/oral referrals maintains documentation.
- Functions as part of the SNF Team to assure appropriate, timely placement of Kaiser members.
- Collaborate w/ internal/external resources in Kaiser/community.
- Coordinates exchange of information between Kaiser, families, members skilled nursing facilities.
- Determines application of Kaiser, Medicare Medi-Cal benefits.
- Participates in UM/Quality Assurance.
- Coordinate communication between regional offices, clinics, hospitals, field staff, members/families.
- Works w/ referral sources to clarify/complete clinical psychosocial information.
- Critical Care: Exp w/ issues pertaining to death, dismemberment, disfigurement disability.
- Medical Surgical: Exp in crisis, grief, family counseling.
- Oncology: Exp in crisis, grief, family counseling.
- HIV: Exp in crisis, grief family counseling, including counseling related to issues specific to HIV/AIDS.
- Maternal/Child: Exp providing clinical counseling related to high risk pregnancy, diabetes, genetic defects, substance abuse.
- Exp w/ adoption/surrogate birth laws.
- Pediatrics: Exp providing clinical services to children w/ acute/chronic medical conditions.
- Knowledge exp w/ child abuse reporting laws, procedures agencies.
- Alzheimer/Dementia: Exp working w/ the elderly others diagnosed w/ dementia, including community resources.
- Chronic Conditions: Exp providing clinical services to patients w/ more than one ongoing health condition.
- Palliative Care: Exp in initiating participating in end of life discussions w/ patients/families, hospice referrals, providing home visits.
- Geographic Managed Care: Exp in crisis intervention, counseling referral services to socially high risk women who are pregnant /or parenting children under 5 yrs.
- This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Step I: Less than two (2) years' social work experience (M.S.W. field work not included).
- Step II: Two (2) to four (4) years of social work experience within the last five (5) years (M.S.W. fieldwork not included).
- Step III: Four (4) or more years of social work experience within the last ten (10) years (M.S.W. fieldwork not included).
- At least one (1) year post MSW experience in a health care setting preferred- MSW internship may be considered in lieu of this requirement.
- Master's Degree (M.S.W.) LCSW preferred. Master's in Social Work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education.
- 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.
- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.