Social Worker bei Center for Elders' Independence
Center for Elders' Independence · Oakland, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Oakland
- Serves as an interdisciplinary team (IDT) member responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive, integrated plan of care, monitors progress toward objectives by evaluating behavioral adjustments and communicates participant changes to team members.
- Participates in regularly scheduled behavioral management meetings with other mental health professionals.
- Attend ongoing psychosocial rounds with consulting psychiatrist; presents cases as indicated by IDT.
- Completes initial assessments, re-assessments, and care plan updates for participants while continually evaluating the participants' social service needs and their families.
- Complete chart notes accurately and timely.
- Makes referrals to community resources, including those necessary for financial management, benefit eligibility, and to address related participant needs.
- Review historical information, including requisitions for prior medical records; make an effort to resend for these if not in the chart at the time of initial psychosocial assessment, including requisition of prior records and information.
- Manages assigned caseload; prepares narrative and other reports, documents, and correspondence regarding client status; documents case files.
- Responds to, investigates, and reports complaints of elder abuse.
- Conducts 30-day conferences and annual reviews, and as-needed family and/or caregiver conferences.
- Develops and maintains working relationships with other agencies, such as the Department of Social Services, psychiatric facilities, hospitals, social agencies, and may participate in hospital and/or SNF discharge planning.
- Maintains the confidentiality of all company procedures, results and information about participants, clients or families in conformance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPPAA) principles.
- Makes home visits, hospitals, and travels to other places to meet with participants and service providers.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
- Master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work
- One year experience working with a frail and/or elderly population preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural and multidisciplinary team environment.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent oral and verbal communication and meeting facilitation skills.
- Experience working with severe mental illness is desirable.
- Bilingual ability preferred (Spanish, Korean, Cantonese, and/or Mandarin).
- Valid California driver's license, acceptable driving record and insurance with access to reliable transportation.
- Current CPR and First Aid