Bilingual Medical Social Worker Home visits in Sacramento CA

Alignment Health is breaking the mold in conventional health care committed to serving seniors and those who need it most: the chronically ill and frail. It takes an entire team of passionate and caring people united in our mission to put the senior first. We have built a team of talented and experienced people who are passionate about transforming the lives of the seniors we serve. In this fastgrowing company you will find ample room for growth and innovation alongside the Alignment Health community. Working at Alignment Health provides an opportunity to do work that really matters not only changing lives but saving them. Together.

GENERAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Conducts telephonic outreach to assigned members to assess health environment nutrition and psychosocial areas of concerns using a variety of assessments.
a. In response to assessments coaches and problem solves with member to identify and address specific goal(s) to support health and behavior change.
b. Provides appropriate interventions to optimize health and wellbeing. Interventions may include education the coordination of communitybased support services and other resources.
c. Charts members treatments and progress in accordance with state regulations and department procedures.
d. Makes referrals to case manager as appropriate and/or refers members family to community support services and resources.
2. Provides home assessment to highrisk members and develop an individual care plan
3. Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating members for psychotropic medications.
4. To better serve members and implement the model of care understands the clinical program design program monitoring and reporting.
5. Practices as an interdependent member of the health team and provides important components of primary health care through direct social work services consultation collaboration referral teaching and advocacy.
6. Assess and treats outpatients in individual and family modalities exercising mature professional judgment and using a wide range of social work skills to include individual and family counseling to assist patients and their families in dealing with chronic and acute diseases/injuries.
7. Conducts psychosocial assessments to determine patient needs and resources (both family support and community support). Provides counseling to patient and family in matters directly related to patients limitation adjustment to medical condition and ongoing treatment. Develops and implements discharge plans followup care and transfers to other health care facilities (e.g. nursing homes rehabilitation hospitals etc.
8. Provides consultation services to medical nursing and ancillary hospital staff regarding psychosocial issues discharge plans and followup care for patients and families.
9. Provides crisis intervention services.
10. Responds independently and with various media to appropriate community requests. Take the initiative in seeking out opportunities to present programs to meet the needs of patients/members and their families.
11. Consults with Hospital administration and Plan supplying information and feedback regarding procedures and services provided by the Psychology Division.
12. Develops and maintains working relationships with community resources. Coordinate with physicians and representatives of their service disciplines for the benefit of the member and their families. Take initiative in identifying and assessing the needs of the community and organize responses to address those needs.
13. Interfaces with the RN Case Manager(s) and the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) in the development and implementation of the Case Management Program (CMP).
14. Integrates social work case management and nurse case management as a team.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

N/A

Job Requirements:

Experience:

Required:

• Minimum 5 years experience in care management assessment long term member/patient care management or community based resource delivery.
• Minimum 2 years experience with vulnerable adults or older adult population.
• Minimum 1 year experience with motivational interviewingAbility to apply Motivational Interviewing and Appreciative Inquiry.

Education:

Required:

• Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW)

Training:

Preferred:

• Crisis intervention training

Specialized Skills:

Required:

• Able to communicate positively professionally and effectively with others; provide leadership teach and collaborate with others.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills and experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Skill to understand current and potential needs of members to take appropriate action in order to support member in health and wellbeing changes.
• Skill in building trust in partnership with member / client / patient.
• Basic knowledge of complex care management and care management principles.
• Effective written and oral communication skills; ability to establish and maintain a constructive relationship with diverse members management employees and vendors;
• Mathematical Skills: Able to perform mathematical calculations and calculate simple statistics correctly
• Reasoning Skills: Able to prioritize multiple tasks; advanced problemsolving; ability to use advanced reasoning to define problems collect data establish facts draw valid conclusions and design implement and manage appropriate resolution.
• ProblemSolving Skills: Effective problem solving organizational and time management skills and ability to work in a fastpaced environment.
• Report Analysis Skills: Comprehend and analyze statistical reports.

Preferred:

• Bilingual preferred.

Licensure:

Required:

• Current valid unrestricted California Drivers License and reliable transportation.

Preferred:

• Valid unrestricted Social Worker license (LCSW)

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Physical Functions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand walk sit use hand to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

2 The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Alignment Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability age protected veteran status gender identity or sexual orientation.

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