Licensed Clinical Social Worker-REMOTE Sacramento

MedZed; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare is seeking a Licensed Social Worker to improve patients' quality of life through resource access and support. The role involves collaboration with community health navigators and requires training, counseling, and clinical evaluations. Successful candidates will have LCSW certification and experience in social services, with a focus on building trust and addressing community needs with professionalism.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license and insured car.
• Covid Vaccine Verification required.
• Multi-lingual capabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer clinical rounds with Community Health Navigators.
• Conduct training on health topics for CHNs.
• Evaluate member treatment plans as necessary.
• Provide one-on-one counseling for high-risk members.

Skills

Knowledge of community resources

Professional boundaries

Social and health issues

Establish trust

Organizational skills

Sound judgment

Proactive problem solving

Virtual operating environment

Cultural competency

Excellent communication

Technologically knowledgeable

Education

State-based certification LCSW

Minimum of 2 years’ experience

Job description

Job Details

Description

A Licensed Social Worker is a professional who helps individuals and families improve their quality of life by ensuring access to basic needs such as food, shelter, and safety. The social worker works in partnership with their patients and families to achieve better lives by analyzing the environment, relationships, systems, and policies that impact their patients' lives. Common challenges that social workers must help their patients overcome include poverty, unemployment, mental illness, addiction, and trauma. Social workers work with patients and build relationships based on trust and compassion. They identify the barriers their patients are facing and propose resources according to their needs.

Our Health Home program help those that need help managing chronic conditions, care coordination, care transitions and follow ups, individual and family support with medical and social needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Administer clinical rounds in which Community Health Navigators (CHN’s) will present Care Plans for high-risk members for feedback on both clinical and social topics
• Create and conduct training sessions on a variety of topics to coach and teach community health navigators. Topics include but are not limited to diabetes, COPD, food insecurity and education.
• Conduct one on one counseling with high-risk members when an escalation event occurs with a CHN who needs additional guidance or support.
• Counsel CHNs and / or members on how to create SMART goals with achievable interventions
• Counsel CHNs on how to overcome barriers and objections when implementing SMART goals.
• Support members and CHNs in times of escalation for mental health and / or substance abuse needs
• Evaluate member treatment plans on an ongoing basis when necessary

Train CHNs for onboarding

clinical rounds - approve care plans (many chronic conditions & social needs) & individualized housing plans (

1 off trainings on specific refreshers & educational aids, how to find housing resources, benefits offered by Medi-Cal, how to speak with members with SMI or SUD, motivational interviewing, etc.

20% travel for in-person trainings / meetings.

Qualifications

Candidate Must Possess the Following :

A valid driver's license

Access to an insured car

Covid Vaccine Verification

Education & Work Experience :

Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in health, social, or community services required

State-based certification LCSW

Skills Required :

Knowledge of community resources within the community to be served

Able to maintain clear professional boundaries with members and coworkers

Working knowledge of social and health issues

Ability to quickly establish trust and build strong relationships

Highly organized and self-motivated to work independently and manage schedules efficiently

Sound judgment and the ability to quickly analyze situations

Ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines

Ability to problem solve in a proactive, creative manner

Ability to work independently within a virtual operating environment and as part of a team

Represent the company with professionalism

Cultural competency- able to work with diverse groups of community members

Multi-lingual capabilities preferred, but not required

Excellent communication skills

Technologically knowledgeable or experienced in note entry systems, smart phones, and laptops