BSW - Social Worker

UnitedHealth Group•Montebello, CA

1d•$24 - $43•Onsite

About The Position

The Social Worker establishes safe and effective care management plans using vetted and approved resources. The role completes comprehensive psychosocial assessments, develops member-specific action plans, and collaborates with members, families, and healthcare providers. It connects members with financial, psychosocial, community, and state supportive services, advocates for members as they navigate the healthcare system, and identifies and intervenes with high-risk members who need social services. The Social Worker maintains records of social care plans, interventions, and outcomes; participates in interdisciplinary team meetings; and serves as a resource for teammates and providers handling complex members. The position requires understanding health plan insurance products, benefits, coverage limitations, and relevant regulations, as well as protecting members’ PHI in accordance with HIPAA. The role also calls for professionalism, age-appropriate communication, effective engagement with people from diverse backgrounds, and training to assess and respond to danger to self or others in alignment with state licensure standards. Additional duties may be assigned. The position involves in-person visits to three or four skilled nursing facilities in the Long Beach area each week. The schedule may be four 10-hour shifts, 8:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m., or five 8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.
BSW and at least one year of clinical experience in a healthcare setting, or successful completion of a relevant internship.
Driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from a CSWE-accredited School of Social Work or a bachelor’s degree in a Behavioral Science-related field.

Responsibilities

Use vetted and approved resources to establish safe, effective care management plans.
Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments and develop member-specific action plans.
Collaborate with members, families, and healthcare providers.
Identify and initiate referrals to financial, psychosocial, community, and state supportive services.
Advocate for members and help them navigate the healthcare system.
Address age-specific communication needs and engage effectively with members and families from diverse backgrounds.
Identify and intervene with high-risk members requiring social services.
Maintain records of social care treatment plans, interventions, and outcomes.
Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
Act as a resource to department and organization teammates and providers for complex members.
Understand insurance products, benefits, coverage limitations, and governing regulations as they apply to the health plan.
Use, protect, and disclose members’ protected health information only in accordance with HIPAA standards.
Demonstrate a positive attitude and professionalism when interacting with others.
Assess and respond to danger to self or others in alignment with state licensure standards.
Perform additional duties as assigned.
Visit three or four skilled nursing facilities in person each week in the Long Beach area.