Social Worker III; Part Time

HI:

Big Island:

Kealakekua:

KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Management and Professional | Temporary/Part-time

29.46 - 33.19 USD per hour

Posted 5 days ago

POSITION STATUS : 0.30 | Temporary

SALARY RANGE :BU13 | SR20

SALARY RATE: $29.4600 (Hourly) based on the FTE

JOB DUTIES :

The Social Services unit provides psychosocial assessments and other medically related social service activities to patients and/or families through individual or group conferences. The Social Worker III facilitates patients' and families optimal social, emotional and financial adjustment by providing social and economic guidance and support in response to environmental factors which affect and/or are affected by illness. The unit utilizes, and generates referrals to, community agencies to meet the patients’ and families’ needs.

The Social Worker III position provides direct casework and related services for the full range of cases within the scope of a department’s social work program; makes independent analysis of client’s situation; makes reasoned conclusion as to preferred course of action and provides necessary services and treatment; prepares case records and reports; and performs other related duties as assigned.

THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE: Applicants must meet all of the following requirements. Please note that unless specifically indicated; the required education and experiences may not be gained concurrently. In addition, qualifying work experiences are based on a 40-hour work week.

Other information:
Education Requirement:
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.
Specialized

Experience:

One (1) year of 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.
Knowledge and Abilities

Required:

In addition to the knowledge and abilities required to perform the work of this series, persons with social work degree, by virtue of their education and training also bring with them knowledge of principles, procedures, techniques, trends, research, values, ethical standards and practices of professional social work; theories, methods and techniques of psychosocial assessment and diagnostic impressions in order to evaluate and provide treatment for the social service needs of individuals, couples, families and groups to prevent psychosocial dysfunction, disability or impairment including emotional, mental and behavioral disorders;

social casework principles, practices, methods and techniques, including group work, community organization and planning; social work research methods and techniques; and the ability to apply professional social work knowledge, principles, ethics and skills…