Social Worker - Home Visits - Williamstown, Kentucky
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Covington
Posted on: June 17, 2022
Job Description:
Landmark Health, part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family
of businesses, was created to transform how healthcare is delivered
to the most medically vulnerable members in our community. Our
medical group provides home-based medical care to chronically ill
patients, many of whom are ill-equipped to navigate our
overwhelming healthcare system.The primary role of the Social
Worker (SW) is to assess the psychosocial needs of members and
provide solution-focused care coordination to address issues that
impede their ability to adhere to their medical care plan. -The SW
is an active member of the Interdisciplinary care team (IDT).
Social work services will be provided in home, telephonically and/
or video.Primary Responsibilities:
- Facilitating serious illness / goals of care discussion with
the patient and family
- Conducting an assessment of the patient's and family's
strengths and needs; this may be done in the home, telephonically
and or video
- Developing collaborative care plan goals with the patient and
family and/ or caregivers and IDT members
- Connecting patient and/ or patient's family/ caregiver to
appropriate community resources and supports
- Providing solution focused case management
- Providing brief therapeutic interventions to patient and
family
- Utilizing motivational interviewing (MI) and other
psychotherapeutic techniques to elicit behavior change
- Promoting patient and family self-management strategies
- Enhancing connectivity between patients and members of the
interdisciplinary team
- Navigating community resources and developing community
partnerships to improve access to care and ease of systems
navigationCompetencies:To perform the job successfully, an
individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Problem Solving -- Identifies and resolves problems in a timely
manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops
alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving
situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional
topics
- Technical Skills -- Assesses own strengths and weaknesses;
pursues training and development opportunities; strives to
continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with
others
- Customer Service -- Manages difficult or emotional customer
situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer
feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and
assistance; meets commitments
- Interpersonal Skills -- Focuses on solving conflict; maintains
confidentiality; listens to others; keeps emotions under control
and overcomes resistance when necessary; remains open to new ideas
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- Oral Communication -- Speaks clearly and persuasively in
positive or negative situations; listens and seeks clarification;
responds openly to questions. -Must be able to deal with frequent
change, delays, or unexpected events
- Attendance/Punctuality -- Is consistently at work and on time;
ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at
meetings and appointments on time
- Dependability -- Follows instructions, responds to management
direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments;
commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals;
completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an
alternate plan
- Initiative -- Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development
activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent
actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of
opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed; generates
suggestions for improving work and workflowYou'll be rewarded and
recognized for your performance in an environment that will
challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to
succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles
you may be interested in.Required Qualifications:To perform this
job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. -The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
-Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Master's Degree (MSW) in Social Work
- Meet all state certification and licensing requirements
- 3+ years of social work experience (internship not
included)
- 2+ years of social work experience in a healthcare setting
- Excellent communication skills and knowledge of accessing
community resources
- Access to reliable transportation; if you are driving a
vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Landmark Motor
Vehicle Safety Policy
- Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this
role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster
doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth
Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as
well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of
vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to
ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential
job functions with or without reasonable accommodationPreferred
Qualifications:
- Palliative and/or hospice care experience
- Experience in delivering home-care or field case
managementPhysical Demands:Below are the physical requirements
which are representative of those that must be met by the employee
to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
-Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. -
- Regular requirement to sit; use hands to touch, handle or
feel.
- Regular requirement to talk and listen.
- Occasional requirement to stand; walk and reach with hands and
arms
- Occasional requirement to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
-
- Vision abilities include close vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception and ability to adjust focus. -
- Ability to travel frequently by plane or carWork
Environment:Below is a description of the work environment that the
employee will encounter while performing the essential functions of
the job. -
- Initial high frequency visits to patient residences followed by
as needed visits during market implementations
- Will require regular travel to patient residences and
non-home-based market offices
- Noise level is usually moderateTo protect the health and safety
of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth
Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose
COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In
addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19
vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function.
UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19
vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination
requirements and will obtain the necessary information from
candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates
must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without
reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination
requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or
termination of employment.Careers with Optum. -Here's the idea. We
built an entire organization around one giant objective; make
health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we
use the world's large accumulation of health-related information,
or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits
for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and
uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group
family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds
and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to
reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high
performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter.
Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular
opportunity to do -your life's best work.(sm)Diversity creates a
healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected
veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any
other characteristic protected by law.UnitedHealth Group is a
drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test
before beginning employment.
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