LISW SOCIAL WORKER $5000 SIGN-ON BONUS
Company: Wellbe Senior Medical
Location: Cincinnati
Posted on: October 30, 2024
Job Description:
Job Summary: About Us:
Come reimagine care with us! We're on a mission to change the way
medical care is delivered around the country.
By supplying home-based medical care to patients who need it most,
WellBe is changing lives by providing care wherever our patients
call home. WellBe's primary care services are delivered by a team
of licensed clinicians in the comfort of the patient's home. By
combining the strength of physicians, nurse practitioners, social
workers, paramedics, and other healthcare professionals, WellBe
delivers an extra level of support to the patients we serve in
their communities.
Joining WellBe means joining a growing, purpose-driven organization
to deliver the highest quality care to our senior communities and
to make an impact on lives every day.
Why WellBe?
WellBe's Culture is Welcoming
- Be part of something important:
- Be part of pioneering a new way of healthcare that is
revolutionizing the industry.
- A patient-focused environment that ensures patients can live a
fulfilling life whatever their health level is. Our focus is to
give our patients more good days.
- Give yourself incredible opportunities:
- Growth and development opportunities across expanding markets
in the company and celebrate success on a global scale.
- Training in the WellBe model and team-based care. This includes
full in-peron orientation, vision, mission and value
introduction.
- Respect and trust for how you work and how you make a
difference.
- Work as part of a collaborative team with a strong team
culture.
- You own your role, contribute to the team, and feel the
enormous impact on lives.
- Leadership that listens, trusts, empowers, and supports.
- Empowerment and ownership for solving problems that arise and
doing the right thing in each interaction.
- Pioneering a new way of healthcare that is revolutionizing the
industry. What we offer:
- Full-time permanent, work seeing patients in their home,
traveling around to other home locations. Work during the daytime,
flexible schedule, and on-call rotation.
- Rich and competitive total rewards package including health
benefits, dental, vision, life insurance, dependent care
reimbursement, STD/LTD, 401k match, paid time off / floating
holidays, commuter/transportation (mileage) reimbursement, and
educational reimbursement.
- The opportunity to work with a progressive company, who is
making a difference each day with every patient. About the
Position:
Our LISWs are part of a team that provides compassionate care to
the frailest elderly who have chronic and acute illnesses or
injuries living in their homes. Our LISW delivers primary, urgent
and acute care and counseling to a wide variety of patients with
social and behavioral problems. The LISW will be accountable for
caring for patients, connecting patients and their families to
support services, maintaining accurate and current patient records
and scheduling and administering initial, urgent, and follow-up
appointments to patients as required. The successful candidate will
work as a team with our physicians, advanced practice clinicians,
and care team coordinator will assist in delivering quality care to
every patient. We offer a positive, upbeat work environment where
all medical personnel work together for the good of the
patient.
Job Description: WellBe LCSW - Social Worker - What to Expect:
- Practices the WellBe mission: To help our patients lead
healthier, meaningful lives by delivering the most Complete
Care.
- Performs psychosocial assessments and provides therapeutic
services to patients and their families.
- Work closely with Behavioral Health Medical Director to manage
complex patient cases and transitions of care
- A resource for the WellBe communities in managing complex
Behavioral Health cases.
- Manages complex behavioral and psychosocial needs that result
in improved clinical and financial outcomes
- Maintains constant communication with patients when addressing
their concerns and goals and helping them keep positive
attitudes
- Builds rapport with patients and their families and relay all
concerns to WellBe provider/IDT
- Assists members to effectively utilize available resources to
meet their personal health goals and help them develop their own
capabilities.
- Monitors patient progress and adjusts patient treatment plan as
needed
- Coordinates with other healthcare providers, agencies and
community resources in order to create a thorough treatment plan
addressing social, cultural, and financial needs
- Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and participate in
regularly scheduled team meetings
- Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies and WellBe clinical
guidelines
- Following a thorough assessment completed by an Advanced
Practice Clinician (APC), the WellBe social worker partners
- Partner with community team to refer patients to appropriate no
or low-cost community services that support health and independence
such as Meals On Wheels (MOW), local Area Agencies on Aging (AAA),
Senior & Assistance Programs, and transportation resources.
- Involves the patients' families and primary caregiver(s) as
needed to achieve the best care decisions and outcomes.
- Effectively collaborates with all those involved in the
members' care, including health services contractors (i.e., Home
Health, Hospice, Community Agencies), to meet the patients' care
goals.
- Consults with and advises the Clinical Team regarding the
relationship of social, emotional, and cultural factors to health
and medical care, and to the availability of social services in the
community.
- Complies with safety policies and procedures, identifying and
immediately reporting any potential or actual unsafe acts or
conditions to their supervisor/team. Takes necessary measures to
ensure a safe environment for oneself, co-workers, contractors,
participants, visitors and others.
- Consistently meets or exceeds WellBe targets for productivity,
customer service, quality assessment, and performance targets.
- Understands the importance of community involvement and
participates as appropriate in activities that link WellBe to its
communities.
- Maintains current written progress notes and other
documentation on the member Medical Record including signed and
dated documentation for all service performed the day the service
is provided.
- Participates in program and policy development of the WellBe
Social Work program.
- Other tasks needed to accomplish team's objectives/goals Job
Requirements: Must Haves:
Educational/ Experience Requirements:
- Master's Degree in Social Work
- 3+ years clinical social work experience with the geriatric
population
- Two years social work experience, preferably in health care,
and minimum one-year experience working with a frail/elderly
population. License, Certification, Registration
- LISW Licensure required Required Skills and Abilities:
- Current unrestricted LISW license in applicable state(s)
required.
- Age specific competency in working with the elderly and
knowledge of community services for the elderly and their
families.
- Ability to make psychosocial assessments and develop and
implement viable care plans
- Must be familiar with EHR medical documentation
- Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and
Powerpoint
- Strong verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal
communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Knowledge of social work principles and practices, including
case management and counseling techniques.
- Ability to empathize with clients
- Ability to leverage internal and external resources as part of
a patient's treatment plan
- Experience writing assessments and reports to monitor client
progress
- Valid driver's license, have access to a car and willingness to
drive to patient homes/patient location as well as an active auto
insurance policy Travel requirements: Travel may be required up to
80% locally.
Work Conditions: Ability to lift up to 20lbs.
Ability to drive to patient locations (ie. home, hospital, SNF,
etc)
WellBe Senior Medical is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace
diversity, inclusion, and equity and encourage all interested
readers to apply at
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