Licensed Medical Social Worker

2 days ago


Riverside, California, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time
Job Summary:

The Medical Social Worker III provides assessments, coordination, and implementation/evaluation of professional social services to patients and their families in order to aid them in coping with social, emotional, and economic difficulties related to medical problems or which predispose to illness.

Essential Responsibilities:
  • Upholds Kaiser Permanente's Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, and applicable state, federal and local laws.
  • Provides quality services by assessing patient/family system needs then developing and implementing treatment plans in accordance with departmental and medical center policies.
  • Performs a bio-psychosocial assessment interview with patient, family, and/or significant other according to department policy and standards.
  • Provides appropriate crisis intervention/treatment to adults, children and families in emergent situations including assessment, counseling, information/referral and providing consultation to physicians and healthcare team.
  • Develops culturally sensitive assessment that reflects department standards and includes: reason for referral; source of referral; informant name; physical/medical issues; interpersonal and social relations; emotional/psychiatric/adjustment; issues including depression; role performance/social transition; community planning/resources/social transition; legal/protective issues (as indicated).
  • Provides appropriate counseling services to patient and/or family based on clinical assessment and consistent with patients on-going medical condition/needs.
  • Performs relevant patient and family advocacy services within KP and the community.
  • Provides patient education on subjects related to psycho-social adjustments to medical illness, individually, in classes or groups.
Interdisciplinary Functions:
  • Functions as an effective team member, consultant, and liaison to medical, nursing, ancillary staff, and to community agencies.
  • Demonstrates an interdisciplinary approach, competent follow-up and communication of accurate information to team members.
  • Assumes responsibility for patient, staff and system problems as indicated by requests for involvement.
  • Demonstrates awareness of the Departments mission, scope and vision in the context of the Medical Centers structure.
Professional Conduct:
  • Demonstrates professional behavior and interventions are consistent with departmental policies and procedures, JCAHO, Title22, and NCQA legal mandates, professional standards, NASW, ABECSW, and other Medical Center Guidelines.
  • Utilizes supervision and consultation appropriately as indicated by regular attendance at supervisory/consultation sessions, identifying and discussing problem cases/situation with supervisor and seeking consultation with peers.
Productivity:
  • Maintains patient access, and meets established standards for effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Prioritizes, plans, and organizes workload need within assigned hours.
  • Case finds and screens high-risk patients according to Department protocol.
  • Spends at least 70% of time in direct service activity.
  • Responds to referrals with departmentally delineated time frames.
  • Completes and submits statistics in accordance with Departmental policies and procedures.
  • Documents interventions in appropriate formats, legibly and within department time frames.


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