Medical Social Worker/Licsw - Kp Capitol Hill-Seattle

Kaiser Permanente; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Seattle, WA seeks a licensed clinical social worker to provide a wide range of social work services in primary care or home health settings. You will evaluate psychosocial assets and deficits to support patient independence and coordinate with the care team to plan and implement care.

Responsibilities include psychosocial assessment, short-term counseling, patient advocacy, linkage to resources, and care coordination within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Must have a Master's degree in Behavioral Science or Social Work.
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (WA) or equivalent licensure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessment and interventions for patients and families.
• Coordinate with care team to develop and adjust plans of care.
• Offer short-term counseling and linkage to community resources.
• Advise and support patients and families to maintain independence.
• Document care plans and progress accurately.

Skills

Social work experience

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Electronic charting

Education

Master's degree in Behavioral Science

Master's degree in Social Work

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic charting

Job description

Job Summary:Provides a wide range of clinical social work services in a primary care or home health setting, including support and consultation to care team in managing patients. Evaluate psychosocial assets and deficits for the purpose of enabling the pt to maintain the greatest level of independence. Coordinates with others to establish a plan of care. Provides short term counseling, teaching and brokering with other resources for care giving needs.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide appropriate social work interventions to all age patients and their families including but not limited to psychosocial assessment, brief individual or family, advocacy, linkage, referral, group work, case coordination, and long-term care planning and placement.
• Consultation and coordination with multidisciplinary team of care professionals and primary care site medical/nursery staff, to include family conferences, care conferences, team meetings etc.
• Assesses patient and family needs for care and communicates with other health care providers appropriately.
• Collects data relevant to visit with ongoing assessment throughout the duration of care.
• Evaluate psychosocial assets and deficits for the purpose of enabling the pt to maintain the greatest level of independence.
• Evaluates patients/family needs through timely assessment, communication and observation.
• Modifies plan of care through assessment based upon patient/care systems response.

Basic Qualifications:Experience

Minimum one (1) year of previous social work experience.Per the National Agreement, current KP Coalition employees have this experience requirement waived.

Education

• Masters degree in Behavioral Science OR Masters degree in Social Work.

License, Certification, Registration

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Washington) OR Mental Health Counselor License (Washington) OR Licensed Advanced Social Worker License (Washington) OR Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Washington)

Additional Requirements:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Demonstrated success as part of a multi-disciplinary team and commitment to diversity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of post-masters experience.
• Care coordination experience in managed care system, in-/outpatient setting, skilled nursing or long-term care facility.
• Knowledge of social case management, conflict resolution and team building practices.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office.
• Familiarity with electronic charting.