Social Work Specialist

10 hours ago


San Jose, California, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time
About the Role

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a skilled Social Work Specialist to join our team in San Jose, California.

Job Summary

The primary role of the Social Work Specialist is to provide comprehensive social work services to patients and their families, addressing their social, emotional, and practical needs related to their illness. Under the general direction of the Social Work Manager, the Social Work Specialist will deliver age-appropriate social work care to patients and their caregivers in accordance with agency policy and procedure, as well as state and federal regulations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assessment and Intervention: Conduct psychodynamic interventions, crisis intervention, grief/bereavement counseling, problem-solving, stress reduction, and developing healthy coping strategies in individual/family/group settings.
  • Treatment Planning: Develop and implement individual Plans of Treatment to assist patients and families in coping with and/or restoring social, emotional, financial, and environmental factors affected by illness.
  • Resource Coordination: Discuss options for care proactively, including Kaiser resources and external community/government resources, to assist patients and families in developing short- and long-term care plans as appropriate.
  • Collaboration and Communication: Team with other disciplines in assessing, planning, and providing services for patients utilizing biopsychosocial information.
  • Patient Advocacy: Assist patients in advocating for themselves to receive appropriate services within Kaiser and in the community.
  • Discharge Planning: Assist patients and families with care planning and discharge plans.
  • Documentation and Record-Keeping: Maintain accurate and timely documentation, records, and data collections.
Requirements
  • Education: Master's in Social Work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education.
  • Experience: At least 2 years of social work experience within the last 5 years.
  • Skills: Demonstrated ability to work on a multidisciplinary team, solid psychosocial assessment skills, knowledge of chronic and acute disease, and excellent oral/telephone communication skills and written documentation.


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