Req #: 221419 Department: HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER - SOCIAL WORK Job Location: Harborview Medical Center Posting Date: 05/17/2023 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $4,911 - $7,693 per month Other Compensation: Union Position: Yes Shift: First Shift Benefits: As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here.
A higher degree of healthcare.
All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored.
As the region's only Level I Trauma center,Harborview Medical Centeris well known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis: Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS/STD, Center for Advanced Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (CARER), and mentally-and medically- vulnerable populations. Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.
Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion.Become part of our team, and join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.
HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER SOCIAL WORKhas an outstanding opportunity for aFULL-TIME SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT (Day Shifts). This position will provide direct social work services to the Ambulatory Care Clinics and serve as an ambassador for the Social Work Department.
Strong candidates will have experience assisting individuals to access medical and financial benefits via DSHS, Washington Health Plan Finder – Qualified Health Plans & Expanded Medicaid, the Social Security Administration, and Medicare.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide assistance and advocacy to clinic patients in support of medical and financial benefits to reduce health disparities, to include:
o Comprehensive assessment of individual patients’ financial needs and program eligibility, including medical coverage, medication coverage, food benefits, cash/income, co-pay assistance, HMC financial assistance.
o Advocate on patients’ behalf within the Social Security and DSHS systems, including accompanying and/or representing patients at Social Security or DSHS interviews as necessary.
o Maintain working knowledge of payer options and associated program requirements, to include commercial insurance, DSHS, Medicare, Washington Health Plan Finder – Qualified Health Plans & Expanded Medicaid, and disease-specific programs.
o Develop, implement, and monitor individualized patient treatment plans to obtain and maintain benefits, to include assisting patients in appealing denials.
o Advise and assist patients in understanding and managing HMC billing and HMC’s financial assistance program.
o Assist Clinic Social Workers as needed, specifically to follow-up on referrals to regarding in-home services, transportation, housing navigation, Out of State Medicaid travel/lodging/transportation, along with other community based programs.