Manager Medical Social Work Services
Primary Location Wailuku, Hawaii
Worker Location Onsite
Facility Maui Memorial Medical Center
Job Number 1356405 Date posted 05/13/2025
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Description:
Job Summary:
The primary function of the Manager of Medical Social Work Services is to oversee the daily operations of the Care Management Social Work Department. Assists the Care Management leadership to implement the strategic plan, and in the development of the Care Management program, by driving advancements and innovations in transitions of care. Mentor, supervise and evaluate a team of social workers and other assigned staff. Collaborate with multiple departments and community stakeholders. Regularly monitor and assess operations. Serves as liaison between Maui Health System and community to integrate services, coordinate care for clients, and enhance working relationships through public relations activities. Develops and administers programs to meet social service and long-term community care needs of patients. Provides vision, leadership, and communication to ensure high quality and accessible services to meet customer needs, goals and strategies. Prepares department budget. Develops departmental policies. Holds significant accountability for the overall success of the organization by ensuring outcome metrics are attained. Assures compliance with Joint Commission accreditation standard at all times.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership, oversight and direction of the daily care management operations, including high quality, cost effective delivery of patient care, managing licensed clinical personnel, delegating as appropriate, organizing and setting protocols and educating staff at multiple locations. Requires understanding of contracts, ability to negotiate with external entities and work with community partner leadership teams.
- Responsible for the successful implementation of agreed upon care management strategies that result in safe, cost effective, efficient, equitable and patient-centered care. High accountability for meeting agreed upon metrics of success. Collaborate with the Care Management team, physician/provider leaders, and others to implement the care management model for Maui Health System. Effectively facilitates consensus building to accomplish goals and objectives. Works with community provider partners to implement the best workflow practices to measure and improve the triple aim (cost, quality and patient experience). Assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates all care and communication options with the goal of optimizing patient care across the continuum. Evaluates patient care delivery model and the needed staff, equipment and resources to provide safe, optimal care.
- Recruits, selects, retains, coaches, mentors and counsels personnel. Facilitates inter-departmental relationships so that mission, vision and goals of the department and organization are achieved. Demonstrates critical thinking and use of evidence based practice. Completes performance evaluations per company policy. Regular on-site rounding with staff. Provides constructive feedback and effectively manages conflict.
- Understands payor methodology and implications with a high degree of knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, commercial and other lines of business. Has responsibility and accountability for quality and performance outcomes. Assures compliance with Joint Commission accreditation standards at all times.
- Participates, develops and submits budget to Leader for final approval. Educates team members on financial implications of operations. Manages within authorized budget and maintains ongoing process of identifying, evaluating and implementing overall cost effectiveness of the department.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- Minimum two (2) years of management experience.
- Minimum five (5) years of social worker experience to include direct social work experience in health care.
Education
- Masters degree in social work.
License, Certification, Registration
- CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers required at hire OR Basic Life Support required at hire
- Licensed Social Worker (Hawaii) required at hire
Additional Requirements:
- Working knowledge of state and federal health care programs (e.g., Medicaid, edquest, Medicare) and application processes of each.
- Demonstrated ability to produce and present management reports.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in adaptability, change management, conflict resolution, decision making, customer service, influence, interpersonal relations, oral communication, negotiations, problem solving, results orientation, teamwork, team building, written communication.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in the following PC applications: word processing, spreadsheet, and database
Preferred Qualifications:
- Case management experience.
- Knowledge of healthcare information systems.
- Demonstrated ability to develop community programs and partner with community agencies.
- Case Management Certification: Work towards CCM attainment is an expectation of the position. CCM certification date to obtain to be determined by manager upon hire/transfer.
Primary Location: Hawaii,Wailuku,Maui Memorial - Molokini II
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
Working Hours End: 04:30 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-MHS-01|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Manager with Direct Reports
Department: MAUI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER - UR-Case Mgmt - 3601
Pay Range: $97100 - $125620 / year
Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.
Travel: No
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital).
Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.
At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status. Submit Interest
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status. Submit Interest