MSW-Pediatric Case Manager-Dual Job Listing at Kaiser Permanente in Clackamas, OR (Job ID 4207006-2024-08-02)

Description

Job Summary:
Position provides case management and short term, solution based counseling to high risk children and their families who have significant psycho-social barriers to receiving health care and maintaining optimum health. The social worker collaborates with a wide range of Kaiser Permanente health care team members and community partners.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provides short term case management to high risk, medically, and socially complex pediatric patients and their families served by special need plans which will result in improved compliance and a decreased risk of readmission to the hospital and or the Emergency Department.


• Coordinates care plan developed with MD, patient/family, and appropriate community partners to promote understanding and adherence.


• Provides single point of contact to schools serving these patients to assist with coordination of care and education of school and classroom personnel to ensure medical compliance.


• Assist family in identifying and accessing local, state, and national public and private resources which further the child/family well being.

• Minimum one (1) year of recent pediatric case management or counseling experience

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• This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required before hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
  

• Clinical Social Work Associate Certificate (Oregon) within 6 months of hire OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Oregon) within 6 months of hire OR Masters Social Worker License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire

• Certified Social Worker Associate License (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Licensed Advanced Social Worker License (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR Licensed Social Worker Associate-Independent Clinical (Washington) within 6 months of hire

• National Provider Identifier required at hire
  

• Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire
  

• Ability to assess and prioritize work independently.
• Strong knowledge of Oregon and/or Washingtons Medicaid system along with knowledge of other local and national resources for children and families.
• Expert ability to communicate and collaborate with a wide variety of people including those from other cultures.
• Strong clinical skills with a focus on child development and family systems.

• Minimum four (4) years of recent pediatric case management experience (age ranges 0-18) in a clinical setting.
• Highly creative problem solver.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with community partners, e.g., schools, Child Protective Services, and public/private service organizations.
• Proficient in motivational interviewing.