Medical Social Worker - Hospital Care Management (40 Hours) Salem

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 :

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• Uses age appropriate assessment and intervention skills. Able to use a range of interventions, depending upon the needs of the patient / family.

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Basic Qualifications :

Experience

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Education

License, Certification, Registration

Additional Requirements :

Preferred Qualifications :

PrimaryLocation : Oregon,Salem,Salem Memorial Hospital - Bldg B

HoursPerWeek : 40

Shift : Day

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

WorkingHoursStart : 08 : 00 AM

WorkingHoursEnd : 04 : 30 PM

Job Schedule : Full-time

Job Type : Standard

Employee Status : Regular

Employee Group / Union Affiliation : W05|AFT|Local 5017

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Job Category : Behavioral Health, Social Services & Spiritual Care

Department : North Lancaster Medical Office - Utilization Management - 1008

Travel : No

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.