Social Worker, NonLicensed 1

Georgia Department of Public Health (GA); Dublin (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Georgia Department of Public Health (GA) is seeking a case management professional to support the Perinatal Health Partners program. Under supervision, you will conduct a range of services including home visits, care coordination, and referrals to connect families with community resources.

You will build partnerships, maintain records, assist with inventory, and complete EPDS-based behavioral health assessments while serving multiple counties and earning mileage reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required and two years of social service delivery experience.
• Ability to participate in training and outreach events.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote population health through illness, injury and disability initiatives.
• Deliver home visits for perinatal patients and infants; provide care coordination and referrals.
• Help staff contact patients and process initial referrals.
• Coordinate services with healthcare providers, agencies, and community organizations.
• Build and maintain community partnerships; represent program at outreach events.
• Maintain accurate patient records, service documentation, and treatment outcomes.
• Assist with inventory management and distributions.
• Perform behavioral health screenings and assess needs using EPDS.
• Refer clients to community resources for recovery and access to services.
• Become a Child Passenger Safety Technician and educate families receiving car seats.
• Support multiple counties: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler, and Wilcox.
• Assist with other program duties as assigned.
• Mileage is reimbursed.

Skills

Case management

Home visiting

Care coordination

Community outreach

Record keeping

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

Under supervision, performs a variety of case management services for the Perinatal Health Partners program.

• Promote population health through illness, injury and disability initiatives.


• Deliver home visits for perinatal patients and infants; provide care coordination and referrals.


• Help staff contact patients and process initial referrals.


• Coordinate services with healthcare providers, agencies, and community organizations.


• Build and maintain community partnerships; represent program at outreach events.


• Maintain accurate patient records, service documentation, and treatment outcomes.


• Assist with inventory management and distributions.


• Perform clinical assessments of the behavioral health needs of patients by performing behavioral health screenings with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.


• Refers client or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as transportation, financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education.


• Successfully completes training to become a Child Passenger Safety Technician and provides education to families receiving car seats.


• Supports multiple counties: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler, and Wilcox.


• Assist with other program duties as assigned.


• Mileage is reimbursed.

Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of experience in social service delivery.