ADHC Social Worker - Korean Bilingual

FQHC•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

The ADHC Social Worker provides intake and patient advocacy services and coordinates social service matters with physicians, staff, participants or patients, families, and other organizations. The role works to reduce barriers to participants’ access to wellness and medical or rehabilitative care across the continuum. Patient-facing work requires proficiency in English and Korean. The Social Worker serves as a resource to licensed and other care providers by helping participants access community resources, arranging medical equipment or supplies needed for a return home, making appropriate referrals to state and government agencies and community self-help organizations, and representing the ADHC at meetings with community health, educational, and welfare agencies. The role also provides individual and group counseling as defined in participants’ Individual Plans of Care. The position is primarily office-based and involves occasional travel to on- and off-site meetings. It requires daily use of a company-provided computer and occasional bending, reaching, stooping, lifting, and moving office materials weighing 25 pounds or less. The job description may change to meet Kheir Clinic’s needs.

Requirements

MSW; alternatively, an MA in psychology, gerontology, or counseling plus one year of experience; or a BSW plus two years of experience in aging, health, or long-term care services.
Bilingual proficiency in Korean and English.
Ability to work with individuals with physical or mental limitations.

Responsibilities

Conduct assessments, develop care plans, and provide advocacy for each participant.
Research and coordinate community referrals.
Monitor and report case recordings on a timely basis.
Participate in and lead coordination of social and health services.
Participate in team meetings and provide consultation to therapists, families, and participants.
Assist the Program Director with day-to-day management of the ADHC.
Assist with staff supervision, audit preparations, and reporting.
Provide intake and patient advocacy services and coordinate social service matters with physicians, staff, participants or patients, families, and other organizations.
Help participants access community resources and arrange medical equipment or supplies to assist with their return home.
Refer participants to appropriate state and government agencies and community self-help organizations.
Represent the ADHC at meetings integrating it with community health, educational, and welfare agencies.
Provide individual and group counseling as defined in each participant’s Individual Plan of Care.
Perform other duties as assigned.