Licensed Social Worker Ambulatory Kailua Kona - Full-Time Day Shift

Kaiser Permanente; Kailua (HI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii is seeking a skilled social worker to deliver psychosocial assessments, care planning and case coordination for patients and families, collaborating with clinical teams.

The role emphasizes program development, policy evaluation, and community liaison work to strengthen services and improve patient outcomes across the health system.

Qualifications

• MSW required with Hawaii licensure (LSW or LCSW).
• BLS certification required at hire.
• Experience in healthcare settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments and develop care plans.
• Coordinate case management and resource referrals.
• Assist development and evaluation of social work programs and policies.
• Document according to standards and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in team meetings and staff development.

Skills

Psychosocial assessment

Case management

Program development

Quality improvement

Education

Master's degree in social work

Job description

Job Summary:

Provides social work services including asessessment, care planning, and case coordination to patients and their families. Provides consultation to staff and other health care providers. Initiates social work plan of care. Serves as liaison between Kaiser Permanente and community to integrate services, coordinate care for clients, and enhance relationships through public relations activities.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Prepares and evaluates assessments, development and implementation of social work service plans. Provides psychosocial assessment, diagnostic impressions, treatment of individuals/couples/families/groups, prevention of psychosocial dysfunction/disability/impairment including emotional/mental/behavioral disorders, and evaluation of practice effectiveness. Applies knowledge base, theoretical concepts, specific functional skills, and essential social values used to effect change in human behavior, emotional responses, and social conditions. Helps enhance or restore personal and social functioning.
• Performs case management, coordination, casework intervention, and monitoring of social work service plans in areas of personal, social, or economic resources, conditions, or problems. Provides information, resource identification and referral services, mediation services, advocacy services, and education of individuals, groups, couples, and families. Coordinates services and assures patients placement in an appropriate setting.
• Assists with administration, development, implementation, and evaluation of social work programs and policies. Conducts social work consultation and resource development. Plans for and participates in development activities to keep abreast of current trends in medical social work. Participates in performance improvement. Implements Quality Improvement processes. Assists with development and implementation of departments annual work-plan. Performs clinical record audits. Maintains educational record and provides evidence of competency.
• Conducts research through formal design/methodology of data collection and analysis/evaluation of data, social work programs, social systems, and social policies. Documents according to departmental standards, Federal and State regulations. Assures medical record documentation.
• Participates in departmental functions such as staff meetings, staff in-services, and committees, as assigned. Participates in orientation of new personnel.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• N/A

Education

• Masters degree in social work.

License, Certification, Registration

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Hawaii) OR Licensed Social Worker (Hawaii)
• Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association

Additional Requirements:

• N/A

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum one (1) year of social work experience.
• Healthcare experience working with medical diagnoses.
• Demonstrated ability in networking with community agencies.