Inpatient Medical Social Worker (FT, Days) - Salem

Kaiser Permanente Northwest; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 49,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente Northwest in Salem, Oregon seeks a Social Worker to perform comprehensive psychosocial assessments and link members to health plan and community resources. You will collaborate with medical teams to respect patient beliefs, preferences, and cultural needs, and support access to services and education.

The role offers 40 hours weekly, day shift, onsite at Salem Memorial Hospital, with emphasis on patient-centered care, diversity, and professional development within a

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of Social Work experience in a hospital, medical outpatient clinic, home health/hospice, or long-term care setting—or successful completion of the Kaiser Permanente NW Social Worker Internship program.
• Minimum three years of additional experience in a related environment.
• Master's degree in social work from an accredited university.
• Licenses and certifications from multiple states required at hire; credentials such as Clinical Social Work Associate Certificate (Oregon) within 6 months of hire or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Oregon) within 6 months of hire, or Masters Social Worker License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire; Washington credentials within 6 months of hire.
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.
• Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire from American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Uses age appropriate assessment and intervention skills. Able to use a range of interventions, depending upon the needs of the patient/family.
• Assists members in developing cost effective, appropriate health care plans through optimizing the members personal resources as well as community and Kaiser Permanente resources and programs.
• Promotes multi-disciplinary care that is patient-centered and considers all aspects of members personal, psychological, economic, and cultural needs.
• Maintains thorough knowledge of Kaiser Permanente services/benefits, public/private community resources, as well as federal/state laws which effect health care planning.
• Completes required documentation of services and Social Work plan of care per department policy.
• Participates in program development, orientation, and educational activities which further members capacity to better direct their own health care experience.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Master's degree in social work

Job description

Job Summary

The Social Worker provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments to members. Social work services are designed to support and maximize the members ability to better direct their own health care experience through the use of assessment and intervention, educational programs, and linkage to health plan and community resources. The Social Worker encourages respect for individuality, independence and patient choice and collaborates on policies and systems that respect the cultural, religions, and ethnic differences among patients and families. Social work contributes to the medical teams understanding of patient beliefs, behaviors, and barriers regarding the members illness.

Essential Responsibilities

• Uses age appropriate assessment and intervention skills. Able to use a range of interventions, depending upon the needs of the patient/family.
• Assists members in developing cost effective, appropriate health care plans through optimizing the members personal resources as well as community and Kaiser Permanente resources and programs.
• Promotes multi-disciplinary care that is patient-centered and considers all aspects of members personal, psychological, economic, and cultural needs.
• Maintains thorough knowledge of Kaiser Permanente services/benefits, public/private community resources, as well as federal/state laws which effect health care planning.
• Completes required documentation of services and Social Work plan of care per department policy.
• Participates in program development, orientation, and educational activities which further members capacity to better direct their own health care experience.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year of Social Work experience in a hospital, medical outpatient clinic, home health/hospice, or long-term care setting -OR- successful completion of the Kaiser Permanente NW Social Worker Internship program.
• Minimum three (3) years of additional experience in a related environment.

Education

Masters degree in social work from an accredited university.

License, Certification, Registration

• This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire. required at hire
• Clinical Social Work Associate Certificate (Oregon) within 6 months of hire OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Oregon) within 6 months of hire OR Masters Social Worker License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire
• Licensed Social Worker Associate-Independent Clinical (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Certified Social Worker Associate License (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Licensed Advanced Social Worker License (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Washington) within 6 months of hire
• Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire from American Heart Association
• National Provider Identifier required at hire

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work effectively on a multi-disciplinary team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years of professional Social Work experience in a hospital, medical outpatient clinic, home health/hospice, or long-term care setting.
• LCSW
• Working knowledge of KPNW services and benefits
• Expertise with short term counseling interventions.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Advanced knowledge of local and national resources related to health care.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

Primary Location

Oregon,Salem,Salem Memorial Hospital - Bldg B

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift

Day

Workdays

Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat

Working Hours Start

08:00 AM

Working Hours End

05:00 PM

Job Schedule

Full-time

Job Type

Standard

Worker Location

Onsite

Employee Status

Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation

W05|AFT|Local 5017

Job Level

Individual Contributor

Department

North Lancaster Medical Office - Utilization Management - 1008

Pay Range

$48.53 - $72.38 / year

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Travel

No

Work Setting

Onsite

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.