Job Summary: Provides a wide range of clinical social work services in a primary care or home health setting, including support and consultation to care team in managing patients. Evaluate psychosocial assets and deficits for the purpose of enabling the pt to maintain the greatest level of independence. Coordinates with others to establish a plan of care. Provides short term counseling, teaching and brokering with other resources for care giving needs. The Urgent Care Social Worker will act as a clinical resource for the Urgent Care teams by being an active part of the care team. Identify and provide social work support of patient-s mental health, substance use or psychosocial health needs in the Urgent Care setting using established criteria and protocols. Coordinate with multidisciplinary team to support patient care needs. Provides assessment and management for patients in acute crisis, including support for hospital bed finding and or outpatient disposition planning. Supports the overall mental health and psychosocial needs of our members by addressing mental health concerns and social determinants of health that are driving Urgent Care admissions. Essential Responsibilities: Provide appropriate social work interventions to all age patients and their families including but not limited to psychosocial assessment, brief individual or family, advocacy, linkage, referral, group work, case coordination, and long-term care planning and placement. Consultation and coordination with multidisciplinary team of care professionals and primary care site medical/nursery staff, to include family conferences, care conferences, team meetings and etc. Assesses patient and family needs for care and communicates with other health care providers appropriately. Collects data relevant to visit with ongoing assessment throughout the duration of care. Evaluate psychosocial assets and deficits for the purpose of enabling the pt to maintain the greatest level of independence. Evaluates patients/family needs through timely assessment, communication and observation. Modifies plan of care through assessement based upon patient/care systems response. Basic Qualifications: Experience Minimum one (1) year of previous social work experience. Per the National Agreement, current KP Coalition employees have this experience requirement waived. Education Masters degree in social work (MSW). License, Certification, Registration Licensed Advanced Social Worker License (Washington) OR Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Washington) OR Licensed Social Worker Associate-Independent Clinical (Washington) OR Mental Health Counselor License (Washington) OR Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Washington) Additional Requirements: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated success as part of a multi-disciplinary team and commitment to diversity. Preferred Qualifications: Two (2) years of post-masters experience. Care coordination experience in managed care system, in-/outpatient setting, skilled nursing or long-term care facility. Knowledge of social case management, conflict resolution and team building practices. Familiarity with Microsoft Office. Familiarity with electronic charting. Emergency Department or Crisis experience preferred. PrimaryLocation : Washington,Seattle,Capitol Hill Main Building HoursPerWeek : 40 Shift : Day Workdays : Week 1: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed; Week 2: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat WorkingHoursStart : 09:00 AM WorkingHoursEnd : 07:30 PM Job Schedule : Full-time Job Type : Standard Employee Status : Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation : J03|SEIU|SEIU Local 1199 Therapist Job Level : Individual Contributor Job Category : Behavioral Health, Social Services & Spiritual Care Department : Renton Admin Glacier - Social Services - 1130 Travel : No Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. By applying, you consent to your information being transmitted by GenZJobs to the Employer, as data controller, through the Employer’s data processor SonicJobs. See Kaiser Privacy Policy at https://www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org/privacy-practices and SonicJobs Privacy Policy at https://www.sonicjobs.com/us/privacy-policy and Terms of Use at https://www.sonicjobs.com/us/terms-conditions