Licensed Social Worker

Duties:

• Provide Maine residents with disabilities with solutions to complex healthcare, financial and placement issues through integrated provider and community involvement.
• Facilitate team meetings for adults without a discharge plan until a safe location is identified or other complex issue is resolved.
• Provide member’s team with team meeting notes and update all interventions taken to the CCU database via CCU protocols.
• Provide consultation/assistance to members and their team in accessing needed services and/or other resources to ensure the least restrictive environment as possible.
• Facilitate and partner with providers to develop a member plan of care.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with community agencies, hospitals and providers in order to educate and ensure the best outcomes for the members.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with community agencies, hospitals and providers in order to educate and assure best outcomes for the members.
• Assess all agencies for services/waivers member may be appropriate for (BIW, DD, APS, etc.).
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Department.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Six (6) years of education and/or professional experience in social services casework, social services program development/delivery, or social services related fiscal/budget administration/analysis work.
• Position requires a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) license as issued by the Maine State Board of Social Worker Licensure.