SOCIAL WORKER IV- Patient Services Department
Hilo Medical Center | Hilo, Hawaii |100% Full Time with Benefits
Duties Summary:
Social Workers seek to improve the overall quality of life of people within the context of their environment through the remediation and prevention of their problems, and by improving accessibility, accountability and coordination of service delivery among a variety of professionals and/or agencies tasked with providing appropriate services to patients. Social Workers establish working relationships of mutual respect and trust with the patients and families served, and utilize a variety of helping interventions to enable these patients to function as effectively as possible.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements. Please note that unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience are credited based on a 40-hour workweek.

EDUCATION: Graduation with a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in social work from a program of study accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, or a doctoral degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or a comparable regional accreditation body.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described in the amounts shown on the next page, or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

Specialized Experience (years)

Supervisory Experience (years)

Administrative Experience (years)

Total Experience (years)

2

1

0

0

2

1

0

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Progressively responsible professional work experience which involved helping individuals and their families find satisfactory ways of identifying their problems, coping with their conditions, and functioning effectively within their environments. Depending on the employment setting and the kinds of clients or patients served, job duties and responsibilities may vary, although typically the work will include the identification and evaluation of the client’s or patient’s problems and needs; the development of a service or treatment plan, sometimes in tandem with other professionals working in an interdisciplinary team; the initiation and implementation of the service plan, either directly or through the authorization of provider/vendor services; monitoring of services being provided; and evaluation/assessment of the client’s or patient’s progress, with amendments to the service/treatment plan made as appropriate.