JOB SUMMARY:

Discharge Planning: The primary role of the Medical Social Worker II for hospital settings is to facilitate the execution of approved and appropriate inpatient discharge plans between facilities or into the community. Under general direction of the Continumm of Care Leader and via clear and consistent communication with the onsite care management staff, delivers age-appropriate clinical social work insight and care to members and their caregivers in accordance with agency policy and procedure and state and federal regulations. The Medical Social Worker II serves as an integral member of the healthcare team ensuring coordination of discharge/transition planning and providing referrals to internal resources within the Kaiser Permanente network, information to community resources and other social work services to meet the complex needs of patients and families transitioning from hospital settings.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years social work experience identifying and managing discharge and psychosocial needs of inpatients in an acute care or managed care setting within the last five (5) years.

Education

• Masters degree in social work conferred by a program accredited by the Council of Social Work Education

License, Certification, Registration

• Licensed Master Social Worker (Georgia) required at hire OR Associate Marriage and Family Therapist License (Georgia) required at hire OR Associate Professional Counselor License (Georgia) required at hire OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Georgia) required at hire

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Demonstrated ability to perform on a multidisciplinary team.
• Must have strong psychosocial assessment skills.
• Knowledge of chronic and acute disease and how it impacts patient and family functioning.
• Demonstrated excellent oral/telephone communication skills and written documentation.
• Must be experienced in documenting in an electronic clinical information system.
• Must demonstrate ability to effectively and efficiently handle demanding workload involving multiple tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to function independently as a collaborative, supportive team member.
• Must be able to synthesize detailed and complex information regarding benefits and coordination of care.
• Must be able to assess SDOH needs and determine appropriate resources for addressing them.
• Proficiency with using multiple computer systems for research and documentation.
• Knowledge of community resources in Georgia required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CCM certification preferred.
• Keyboarding skills at least 60wpm preferred.

PrimaryLocation : Georgia,Atlanta,Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital
HoursPerWeek : 36
Shift : Day
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
WorkingHoursStart : 07:30 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 08:00 PM
Job Schedule : Part-time
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : NUE-GA-01|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Job Category : Behavioral Health, Social Services & Spiritual Care
Department : Emory Saint Josephs - Medical Office Administration - 2808
Travel : Yes, 5 % of the Time
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