Ancestry is excited to share this full-time direct-hire opportunity with a leading healthcare company.

Please note that candidates must come with strong health plan or managed care experience with a focus on Medi-Cal/Medicare knowledge.

Title: Social Worker

Schedule: M - F, 8AM - 5PM

Location: This position will require the Social Worker to work remotely 100% of the time.

Compensation: $35 - $41/hr

Job Description

In collaboration with the care team, the Social Worker is responsible for providing a range of social work services including psychosocial assessments, interventions, crisis intervention, short term case management, providing information and connecting resources for our patients and/or families to meet the needs of the members, family members and caregivers.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a caseload of members with primary focus on social determinants of health, psychosocial and behavioral needs.
• Conducts telephonic and/or in-person Social Work assessment and interventions to include, but not limited to evaluation of basic needs: clothing, housing/homeless prevention, limited financial resources, referrals, food, safety in the home, transportation, utilities assistance.
• Collaborates with the health plan, PCP, providers, and health care team to ensure timely communication and coordination of members' needs.
• Identifies the need for and facilitates appropriate community resources including referrals to Long Term Support Services (LTSS), Behavioral Health.
• Guides members in understanding and accessing the health plan benefits they are entitled to.
• Acts as a consultant to patients requiring information on Advanced Directives and/or end of life planning.
• Provides counseling and crisis interventions to patients and/or families over issues related to psychosocial issues.
• Coordinate, reports, and/or provide guidance to Outpatient team in reporting suspected cases of abuse/neglect when identified.
• Processes incoming referrals per set processes
• Maintain and ensure confidentiality of patient information
• Attend and contributes to team conferences regarding care to/for specific member.
• Maintains timely and accurate documentation of assigned member's case, care plan, interventions, and interdisciplinary care team within the care management system.
• Maintain/update a library of community and county-based resources relevant to the needs of the population.
• Provides in-services to staff as applicable on social service issues and community resources.
• Participation in Social work-related projects and initiatives as identified.
• Maintains compliance with established departmental productivity guidelines.
• Complete required Health plan and company trainings
• Maintain internal department trackers and reports.
• Other projects and duties as assigned