HP3 Social Worker

Position Summary

The HP3- Social Worker (TS) provides immediate assessment and assistance for patients at the clinic. This key individual must make quick determinations to manage a crisis and properly channel a course of treatment.

The HP3- Social Worker (TS) participates of the patients’ family matters and identifies social limitations that might affect treatment. The HP3- Social Worker (TS) coordinates with communitarian agencies for other services that could be needed for patient treatment.

Essential Functions

1. Evaluates patients through interviews and gathers clinic, social and health information necessary for effective analysis. Advises patients about rights, responsibilities, treatment consents and proper actions. Full time employees must evaluate a minimum of 14 patients per day; Part time employees must evaluate a minimum of 8 patients per day.

2. Analyses, plans, develop and administer patient treatments focusing on patient’s wellbeing and participation. Offers individual, family and group therapy, considering actions that effectively benefit the patient and provides support.

3. Revises and monitors treatment plan and prioritizes courses of action. Considers factors that could affect treatment and consults with other professionals in order to assure the patients wellbeing.

4. Refer and coordinates with communitarian agencies for services that benefit and are convenient for treatment. Offers workshops and educational talks to beneficiaries APS Healthcare patients in open waiting room.

5. Collaborates with hospitalization when necessary; revises patients under Intensive Management Program (Clinic Level) for high utilization.

6. Promotes and participates in case discussions to multi and interdisciplinary teams, as well as interagency level.

7. Responsible for monthly calendar for case discussion with providers, agencies or others; Completes necessary reports for agencies according to social needs.

8. Documents attendance and interventions in the patient file and keeps them in a safe, confidential area.

9. Complies with all guidelines established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and guidelines set forth by other regulatory agencies, where applicable; Complies with regulatory patient waiting time of no more than 1 hour, as established by law.

10. And all other duties assigned by the manager and/or supervisor.

Education

• Master’s degree in Clinic Social Work.
• Must have current, unrestricted license to practice in the Puerto Rico territory and Professional College Membership.

Experience

• Minimum 2+ years of experience in the mental health field of related.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the mental health law; Law 408.
• Must demonstrate extensive knowledge of the laws that protect services for children, elderly people, persons with special needs (Special Education), persons with disabilities, mental health patients, family relations and legal and remedies for compulsory admission to rehabilitation’s programs.
• Knowledge of the DSMV, diagnosis and pharmacology.
• Personal computer experience should include working with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook at the intermediate level at a minimum.