Location: Sacramento, CA

Schedule: Per Diem

Pay: $38.94  - 42/hour DOE

Requirements: MSW, 2 years working with frail or elderly

Job Type: Temporary

Summary:

We are looking for a dynamic, service-oriented social worker who is passionate about supporting elderly persons in their journey. The social worker will work within a multidisciplinary care team led by a primary care provider to ensure whole-person, integrated care. In addition to clinical services, there is an opportunity to shape the company’s social work program.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to a center experience that Participants want to spend time in, a team culture that cares and creates joy, and an environment where all participants and team members belong.


• Collaborate as part of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to optimize health status and quality of life of the participants as part of the care plan.


• Conduct social work assessments to determine psychosocial needs, preferences and goals of the participants


• Deliver and document social work interventions as agreed upon in the participants’ care plan including but not limited to arranging necessary resources and services, assisting with care transitions, providing individual as well as group counseling and case management.


• Work with primary care providers and other members of the care team to guide smooth care transitions between settings (e.g., hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home, etc.)


• Initiate, coordinate and facilitate care conference meetings to ensure the highest level of care coordination among other care team members, participants, and other people within the participants’ support network (family, informal caregivers, etc.)


• Provide discharge planning when participants disenroll from the program

Required Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in social work (MSW).
• A minimum of two years’ experience working with the frail or elderly.
• Previous experience coordinating and facilitating care conference meetings.
• Proof of medical clearance for communicable diseases, including a TB test.
• Proof of all immunizations are up to date.
• Proof of current CPR/BLS certification required or requirement to obtain within 30 days of employment.
• Proof of valid CA driver’s license, personal transportation, good driving record and auto insurance as required by State law. Preferred Qualifications:
• Bilingual: Spanish/Mandarin/Cantonese preferred.
• Previous experience assisting patients/participants with behavioral health and substance abuse issues.
• A state issued driver’s license, personal transportation, and auto insurance as required by law.