Social Worker(LSW or LCSW)-Sr Centers East and West

Come be a part of our team in our new Senior Center locations! In this rewarding role as a Social worker you are responsible for providing social work services to patients and families. You will function as a member of the departmental team which includes educating the patient, family and members of the healthcare team regarding benefits, community resources, referrals for counseling and other pertinent information. As a Social worker you are also responsible for triaging referrals and collaborating on cases with other members of the healthcare delivery team. In addition, you must be able to assist the patient in a sensitive and supportive manner, while acting as an advocate on behalf of the patient.

Major responsibilities include:

• Assess patient and family psychosocial needs and develops plan of care in concert with patient, physicians, nurses and other members of the collaborative Senior Center Team.
• Links patients/family to appropriate community resources including but not limited to, information/referral to sources of financial assistance, transportation, support groups, and other community services
• Documents patient/family status, diagnosis, treatment plan, goals, and interventions, evaluation results, observations and progress in medical record
• Serves as patient advocate and liaison with physicians, families, insurance company, community agencies and others as needed to ensure continuity of care
• Provide care planning and coordination based on meeting identified goals of the treatment plan.
• Within scope of practice, implement plans and programs that support and enhance the 4 domains of the Senior Center Program.
  

What makes your clinical career greater with UnitedHealth Group? You can improve the health of others and help heal the health care system. You can work with in an incredible team culture; a clinical and business collaboration that is learning and evolving every day. And, when you contribute, you'll open doors for yourself that simply do not exist in any other organization, anywhere.

Requirements:

• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Licenses must be active and unrestricted in the state of NV
• Must be able to float between East and West Senior Centers
• 2 years experience working with Seniors in clinical environment (i.e. internal medicine, family practice or clinical setting)

Additional Preferred Assets:

• Experience working with electronic medical records and scheduling systems
• Proficient in Microsoft, outlook, word, excel, and powerpoint (intermediate level)
• 1 year Case management experience
• 1 year Experience in managed care

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