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Job Title: Social Worker
Location: Orange, CA 92868
Duration: 6 Months
Hours: M-F 40 hours/week
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Care Management Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to identify and work toward timely resolution of issues related to psychosocial needs, including assistance with financial issues, transportation and community support services.
- Assists in the coordination of the member’s identified psychosocial needs, utilizing community resources and support when appropriate.
- Works with external utilization management personnel and the community in identifying members who could benefit from case management services and to actualize service plans.
- Provides social work consultation and education to members and their families and acts as an advocate as needed.
- Analyzes assessments to identify individual needs and resources that are most appropriate to meet the member’s needs.
- Monitors all services provided to members and ensures necessary and available resources are being utilized.
- Evaluates and anticipates members’ needs, provides support, and maintains a role as the members’ liaison while forecasting independence and decision-making on their part.
- Provides referrals based on the members’ assessed needs.
- Partners and communicates with the members, family members, significant other(s), physicians and other health care providers to accomplish goals identified on the care plan.
- Participates in proactive identification of members appropriate care management.
- Initiates appropriate follow-up care and develops individual care management service/care plans incorporating assessment, education, resource planning and coordination of services of those patients accepted for case management.
- Accepts referrals for case management and serves as CalOptima Health’s liaison to community agencies, organizations and State of California personnel.
- Maintains documentation of case management plans/interventions and statistics required to demonstrate the impact of case management or quality, cost effective care.
- Initiates case conferences as needed
- Participates in a mission-driven culture of high-quality performance, with a member focus on customer service, consistency, dignity and accountability.
- Assists the team in carrying out department responsibilities and collaborates with others to support short- and long-term goals/priorities for the department.
- Develops and maintains a network of current community resources and services where members can be referred for assistance.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in social work required.
- 2 years of experience working with the gerontology population required.
- Experience with behavioral health, health facility, health plans, counseling, case management, home health or hospice required.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the position such as those listed above may also be qualifying.
- Valid driver’s license and vehicle or other approved means of transportation, an acceptable driving record and current auto insurance will be required for work away from the primary office 50% of the time or more. Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual in English and in one of CalOptima Health's defined threshold languages (Arabic, Farsi, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese).
Required Licensure / Certifications:Knowledge Abilities:
- Develop rapport and establish and maintain effective working relationships with CalOptima Health's leadership and staff and external contacts at all levels and with diverse backgrounds.
- Work independently and exercise sound judgment.
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Work a flexible schedule; available to participate in evening and weekend events.
- Organize, be analytical, problem-solve and possess project management skills. Work in a fast-paced environment and in an efficient manner.
- Manage multiple projects and identify opportunities for internal and external collaboration.
- Motivate and lead multi-program teams and external committees/coalitions.
- Utilize computer and appropriate software (e.g., Microsoft Office: Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and job specific applications/systems to produce correspondence, charts, spreadsheets, and/or other information applicable to the position assignment.
Physical Requirements (With or Without Accommodations):
- Ability to visually read information from computer screens, forms and other printed materials and information.
- Ability to speak (enunciate) clearly in conversation and general communication.
- Hearing ability for verbal communication/conversation/responses via telephone, telephone systems, and face-to-face interactions.
- Manual dexterity for typing, writing, standing and reaching, flexibility, body movement for bending, crouching, walking, kneeling and prolonged sitting.
- Lifting and moving objects, patients and/or equipment 10 to 25 pounds
Job Types: Contract, Temporary
Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
Education:
Experience:
- Geriatrics: 2 years (Preferred)
- Case management: 2 years (Preferred)
- Behavioral health: 2 years (Preferred)
- home health or hospice: 2 years (Preferred)
Language:
- (Arabic, Farsi, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Clinical Social Worker (Preferred)
- Driver's License and vehicle (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Orange, CA 92857: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person