Social Worker - LCSW $5000 Sign On Bonus
Company: Wellbe Senior Medical
Location: Buffalo
Posted on: May 8, 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. - -This high-risk population is typically
underserved and challenged with access to care which we provide. To
address these problems, we have elected to bring the care to the
patient, instead of trying to bring the patient to the care.
WellBe's clinician-led geriatric care teams provide concierge-level
medical care and social support in the home as well as delivering
and coordinating across the entire care continuum - from chronic
care and urgent care in the home to hospital to skilled nursing
facility to assisted living to palliative care, to end-of-life
care.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 WelcomingBe 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. Full in-person orientation, vision, mission, and
values introduction, and instilling cultural ideals. 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 with immediate vesting, 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 LCSWs 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
LCSW delivers primary, urgent and acute care and counseling to a
wide variety of patients with social and behavioral problems. The
LCSW 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
- 5+ 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
- LCSW Licensure requiredRequired Skills and Abilities:
- Current unrestricted LCSW 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
- Bilingual in English/Spanish -preferred.
- 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 provide after-hours services as needed
- 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 - - - - - - - - - -Supervisory Responsibility:
This position will have supervisory responsibility. -Travel
requirements: Travel may be required up to 80% locally. -Work
Conditions: Ability to lift up to 20lbs. - Moving lifting or
transferring of patients may involve lifting of up to 50lbs as well
as assist with weights of more than 100lbs. - Ability to stand for
extended periods.Ability to drive to patient locations (ie. home,
hospital, SNF, etc). - Fine motor skills/Visual acuityWellBe Senior
Medical is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity,
inclusion, and equity and encourage all interested readers to apply
at wellbeseniormedical.com/careers.The preceding functions may not
be comprehensive in scope regarding work performed by an employee
assigned to this position classification. - Management reserves the
right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of
this position. - Management also reserves the right to make
reasonable accommodations so that a qualified employee(s) can
perform the essential functions of this role. -City, State Zip Code
Primary Location: City, State Zip Code - Job: Clinical-Care Team
Coordinator, Social Worker LCSW, Nurse Practitioner or NP. Regular
Shift. - -Full-Time -Job Level: Day Job, 8 am, 5 pm, Travel,
Monday, Friday. - Light On-call, no evening, no weekend hours
unless desired. Job, Clinical, Nursing, Work from Home Opportunity,
-Regular, Job Type, Standard, Travel, Flexible, Pay, Hours. -
-Geriatric population
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