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Social Work Consultant II, Full Time, Atlanta
Mental health is an essential component of total health. As mental health professionals, we’re on the front lines every day, using the latest advances to help those in need. If you share our passion for care and our commitment to helping those around us, you’ll have the resources you need to make a real difference. Our services include adult and child therapy as well as help with addiction and eating disorders.
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Job Type:Standard
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Job Level:Individual Contributor
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Travel:Yes, 5 % of the Time
Success Profile
These are the traits of the most successful members of our behavioral health team.
- Adaptable
- Compassionate
- Good listener
- Proactive
- Results Driven
- Versatile
Benefits
Our compensation and benefits are designed to help you and your family stay healthy and thrive in and beyond work.
Our Culture
We offer a mental health environment that's unique both in the way we treat our patients and in the way we support our health care professionals. Here, we practice evidence-based care in a team setting that’s focused on the needs of the individual, the family and the population as a whole. This gives your patients the opportunity to work towards achieving their physical, mental, and behavioral health goals. On our teams, we hold social justice as a shared value and are committed to addressing and eliminating stigma associated with mental health and addiction. Working as part of a team also helps support your own career growth while you provide high-quality strengths-based, brief, solution-focused, and episodic mental health care.
Hear From Our People
Aaron
Psychiatric Social Worker
Kaiser Permanente has been an excellent platform for me to grow as a professional. The organization has demonstrated its commitment to the continued growth of its employees through the training it offers and encourages. I’ve always resonated with the organization’s integrated approach to health care, and its recognition of how essential good mental health is to a person’s overall well-being.
Breeza
Licensed Certified Social Worker
I would recommend and do recommend workingfor Kaiser Permanente. It’s a professional, clean,friendly, fast-paced environment and there is a real trustand respect for clinical staff no matter what role weserve. I love feeling valued and heard and am thankful tohave found an environment that providesthat.
Janice
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
This is the best place to work because ofthe commitment to the total health of our members, thework/life balance, the possibilities to use clinical skillsin a variety of capacities within the organization andopportunities for personal and professional growth. Asemployees of Kaiser Permanente, we all have a voice and areencouraged to use it.
Gabriela
Clinical Program Manager
At Kaiser Permanente, I have opportunities to learn and work in a professional setting with people who are passionate about patient care. I love my career as a therapist and now as a manager! I really enjoy helping others and learning new interventions and modalities. These ensure my personal and professional growth.
Laura
Psychotherapist
Kaiser Permanente is a health care leader who sets trends and makes a difference in industry practices and protocols. I like the extraordinary resources available to do my job, the servant leadership of my manager and director, and the high standard of business and clinical ethics.
Amie
PsyD, Clinical Psychologist
We’re an innovative, vision-forwardcompany. While Integrative-Care models are relatively new,we’ve been on the frontlines of building out ahigh-functioning integrated team for over a decade. Withinthis model of care, we’re pushed to think out of the boxwhen it comes to patient care, be collaborative, andsucceed in a fast-paced environment.
Carol
PhD, Licensed Certified Social Worker – Clinical
Kaiser Permanente demonstrates itscommitment to their employees’, has a top-notch salary andcompensation package, and has a leadership body that iswell trained and supportive. As a Clinician and a Manager,I am very impressed with our commitment to qualityoutcomes. I have truly found a home here and would behonored for Kaiser Permanente to be my last professionalstop in my career.
Michael
PsyD, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Psych Social Worker
Kaiser Permanente, in my opinion, is agreat mix of professional, friendly and fast-paced. Theyallow me to be who I am and let me have a voice. I lovebeing a therapist and I’m very proud and excited about theGender Assessments and transgender group work beingconducted. I’m helping the LGBT community and making thispopulation feel comfortable throughout their care journey.Kaiser Permanente is a breath of fresh air to me in mywork.
Kashonda
Psychotherapist
I appreciate how Kaiser Permanente strivesto reflect inclusivity and representation throughout theorganization. I’m excited about an internal cliniccomprised of African American clinicians dedicated tosupporting the health needs of the African diaspora. I’mproud to be part of committees that intentionally promoteequity, inclusion and diversity. These things combined withthe benefits, opportunities and people make KaiserPermanente a great place to work.
Social Work Consultant II, Full Time, Atlanta
- DISCHARGE PLANNING:
- Responsible for overseeing or participating in individual discharge plans which assist members and families to transition to the appropriate level of care upon the completion of the acute Treatment Plan with the measure of restoring social, emotional, financial, and environmental factors which affect and/or affected by the acute inpatient stay.
- Partners with multidisciplinary teams to identify needs and collaborate and execute individual discharge plans.
- Discuss options for care proactively including Kaiser resources and external community/government resources to assist member and caregiver(s) in developing short- and long-term care plans as appropriate.
- Collaborates with other disciplines in assessing, planning, and providing services for patients utilizing biopsychosocial information.
- Coaches member pre-discharge in advocating for self to receive appropriate services within Kaiser and in the community.
- Ensures member and caregiver(s) are updated with approved discharge plans.
- Takes, reviews, evaluates, and prioritizes written and oral referrals.
- Maintains documentation, records, and data collections.
- Responsible for completion of required documents in a complete and timely manner.
- Functions as liaison to the Post-Acute Team to assure appropriate, timely placement of Kaiser members in facilities.
- Serves as a liaison between patient and Kaiser maintaining positive relationship with Kaiser and providing for continuity of care.
- Identifies appropriate levels of care and facilities for referred patients, were applicable.
- Obtains placements, where applicable.
- Collaborates with internal and external resources in Kaiser and the community to meet mutually agreed upon goals and objectives.
- Provides information and referral to community resources as requested.
- Coordinates exchange of information among Kaiser, families, members, and all facilities involved in the discharge plan.
- Determines application of Kaiser, Medicare, and any additional insurer benefits to specific patient situations.
- Coordinates the application of all active insurance coverage for the purposes of care transitions and ensures that coverage benefit coordination is communicated to all facilities involved.
- Participates in Utilization Management/Quality Assurance activities.
- Assists in coordinating communication between regional offices, clinics, hospitals, and field staff.
- Remains knowledgeable of contract benefits and current, relevant state and Federal regulations, criteria, documentation requirements and laws that affect managed care and case/utilization management.
- Works cross-functionally with other departments in striving to meet organizational goals and objectives.
- Works with referral sources to clarify and complete required clinical and psychosocial information.
- Provides consulting services to the local Kaiser Permanente Acute Care Centers, Clinical Decision Units, and core hospital KP partners on occasion.
- Escalates issues and barriers timely and appropriately.
- Perform other related duties as necessary.
- Minimum two (2) years social work experience identifying and managing discharge and psychosocial needs of inpatients in an acute care or managed care setting within the last five (5) years.
- Masters degree in social work conferred by a program accredited by the Council of Social Work Education
- Licensed Master Social Worker (Georgia) required at hire OR Associate Marriage and Family Therapist License (Georgia) required at hire OR Associate Professional Counselor License (Georgia) required at hire OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Georgia) required at hire
- Demonstrated ability to perform on a multidisciplinary team.
- Must have strong psychosocial assessment skills.
- Knowledge of chronic and acute disease and how it impacts patient and family functioning.
- Demonstrated excellent oral/telephone communication skills and written documentation.
- Must be experienced in documenting in an electronic clinical information system.
- Must demonstrate ability to effectively and efficiently handle demanding workload involving multiple tasks.
- Demonstrated ability to function independently as a collaborative, supportive team member.
- Must be able to synthesize detailed and complex information regarding benefits and coordination of care.
- Must be able to assess SDOH needs and determine appropriate resources for addressing them.
- Proficiency with using multiple computer systems for research and documentation.
- Knowledge of community resources in Georgia required.
- CCM certification preferred.
- Keyboarding skills at least 60wpm preferred.
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