Social Worker of Adult Health Care

The Social Worker provides crisis intervention, biopsychosocial assessments, individual, family and group counseling and/or case management services to HIV positive patients, their partners, caregivers and family members, as well as other patients with issues related to chronic illness, aging, maternity, domestic violence or other social problems.

Performs job duties in compliance with systems and job specific standards. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS of Social Worker of Adult Day Health Care:

• Provides supportive counseling for a selected caseload.
• Coordinates and documents community resources.
• Provides a comprehensive mental health intake/assessment for all new patients referred by primary care provider or other service provider for medical and/or social/emotional issues.
• Performs a mental status exam on all new Mental Health patients and reviews with psychiatrist/primary care provider.
• Provides case management services as needed to support primary care.
• Refers those in need of other or more intensive types of mental health and/or case management services to appropriate sources, including psychiatric evaluations.
• Provides individual, group and family counseling to patients and their families.
• Provides crisis intervention/emergency evaluations to patients when required.
• Provides appropriate follow-up on referred patients.
• Ensures program’s clinical services are in compliance with grants and/or funding sources.
• Develops treatment plans with patients and/or family members in a timely manner.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely completion of clinical documentation in patient records.
• Obtains necessary authorizations from various managed care companies for services rendered.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, including identification and categorization of each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
• Serve as Care manager for patients in the Impact Model.
• Support integrated care through group sessions (directly and in partnership with other Providers).

Required Education/Experience
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Master’s degree in Social Work required. CPR/BLS required from American Red Cross or American Heart Association in person class only. Full-time. Salary: $58,500.00 - $65,000.00 per year.

Responsibilities
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Relation to Mission. The mission of Sun River Health is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to improve the health status of our community, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Sun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function.

Americans with Disabilities Act:
Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.