Social Worker/Case Manager

Full-time LCSW Certificate prefer and pay more to $45 per hour
Initiates and facilitates admission process. Performs service coordination for participant. Assists with conducting patient interviews, observing and obtaining patient’s and record information. Creates clinical reports and coordinates various related administrative activities. Ensures patients are able to implement treatment plans and assists with any barriers preventing the ability to carry out such plans. Assists clients in obtaining needed psycho/social services. Employs problem-solving techniques, identifies crisis intervention matters, and uses proper case management and referral procedures.
Job Description

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

• Initiates enrollment and discharge policies of the Program.
• Performs all responsibilities of the Enrollment Policy in conjunction with the Assigned Nurse of the participant.
• Performs follow-up on all discharged participants as required by Executive Office of Elder Affairs.
• Completes Social history, care plan and discharge plan within 3 days of admission.
• Arranges pre-admission interview at Adult Day Health Program.
• Consults with Program Director and Clinical Manager RN to review appropriateness of referral.
• Disseminates preadmission information to all disciplines when application is complete.
• Participates in the completion of comprehensive assessments and plans of care;
• Consults with the Program Director re: number of days/week, transportation and payment arrangements in writing.
• Sets up participant record and assigns number.
• Notifies and coordinates with homemaker agency, case manager and other involved team members of starting and participating days.
• Greets new participants and schedules one-on-one time with participant on first day.
• Assesses, plans, implements, coordinate, monitors and evaluates the services required to meet the participant’s needs.
• Evaluates referral sources and develops and implements outreach plan.
• Follows through on Program Director recommendations for outreach plans and reports results.
• Initiates counseling with participants based on social history findings, participant crisis, staff referral and/or family request.
• Refers the participant or family to the appropriate community resources if the participant or the participant’s family requires specialized counseling.
• Conducts family conferences as needed to prevent foreseeable problems or deal with existing ones.
• Writes service coordination notes in the participant’s health record upon service commencement, when significant changes occur, and at least one time every 90 days or more often as necessary to ensure the health record reflects the current clinical needs of the participant.
• Progress notes on participants with any specific intervention, i.e., referral, consult, counseling.
• Inform participants with social service needs available community services, including: Medicaid, social security, housing, food stamps, fuel assistance and other needs.
• Ability to direct clinical staff on specific participant needs.
• Follows established hospital infection control and safety procedures.
• Providing, as appropriate, coordination of the medically-related physical, mental, and behavioral, service needs of a participant at the time of enrollment, during treatment and care in the Program, or at the time of discharge;
• Assisting with any personal, social, family, or adjustment problems the participant may experience at the Program;
• Coordinating services if a participant needs services from other community agencies, and no other agency is acting as coordinator of services for that participant.
• Assists as necessary in the delivery of other required program services.
• All other duties as required.

EDUCATION:

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in human services, social work or related field from an accredited college or university is required.

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• social work: 1 year (Preferred)

Education: Bachelor's (Preferred)License: LCSW (Preferred)Language: EnglishBenefits offered: Paid time off

• 401k
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $33.00 - $35.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $33 - $35