Job Description
Job Description
MSW Temporary Opportunity
Location: Covina, CA.
Schedule: M-F 8/5
Term: Temporary 2-3 months (LOA Coverage)
Pay: $42HR
Required Qualifications
- A Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited university is required
- Two or more years’ experience in case management, social advocacy, and/or mental health – with the geriatric population. Field work/internship may substitute 1 year of experience.
- Bilingual: Spanish/English, Chinese/English or another second language is strongly preferred.
- BLS/First Aid certificate is required
Job Overview
Provide a psychosocial perspective to the interdisciplinary evaluation, assessment, plan of care, ongoing services, and disenrollment processes of the PACE program. Interventions may include individual participant and/or family contacts, collateral contacts, participant and family education, assessment, and counseling; mobilization of resources; identification and management of behavioral health needs; case management and advocacy; and discharge planning. Use knowledge of social systems and individual behavior to skillfully apply interventions that meet the unique needs of PACE participants and their families. The MSW collaborates as part of the Interdisciplinary Team in efforts to optimize health status and quality of life of the PACE participants.