Posted : Sunday, June 02, 2024 01:51 PM
Job Description
SOCIAL WORKER IV- Patient Services Department
Hilo Medical Center | Hilo, Hawaii |100% Full Time with Benefits
Duties Summary:
Social Workers seek to improve the overall quality of life of people within the context of their environment through the remediation and prevention of their problems, and by improving accessibility, accountability and coordination of service delivery among a variety of professionals and/or agencies tasked with providing appropriate services to patients.
Social Workers establish working relationships of mutual respect and trust with the patients and families served, and utilize a variety of helping interventions to enable these patients to function as effectively as possible.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements.
Please note that unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience are credited based on a 40-hour workweek.
EDUCATION: Graduation with a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in social work from a program of study accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, or a doctoral degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or a comparable regional accreditation body.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described in the amounts shown on the next page, or any equivalent combination of training and experience.
Class Title Specialized Experience (years) Supervisory Experience (years) Administrative Experience (years) Total Experience (years) BSW MSW PhD SW BSW MSW PhD SW SW IV 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Progressively responsible professional work experience which involved helping individuals and their families find satisfactory ways of identifying their problems, coping with their conditions, and functioning effectively within their environments.
Depending on the employment setting and the kinds of clients or patients served, job duties and responsibilities may vary, although typically the work will include the identification and evaluation of the client’s or patient’s problems and needs; the development of a service or treatment plan, sometimes in tandem with other professionals working in an interdisciplinary team; the initiation and implementation of the service plan, either directly or through the authorization of provider/vendor services; monitoring of services being provided; and evaluation/assessment of the client’s or patient’s progress, with amendments to the service/treatment plan made as appropriate.
Company Description As the Big Island’s leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, the East Hawaii Region of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), consisting of Hilo Medical Center, Hale Ho′ola Hamakua, Ka′u Hospital, and the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, delivers a full range of services and programs.
Our three hospitals include 290 beds and over 1,700 employees.
Our medical staff is comprised of 250 physicians, physician assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, representing 33 specialties.
East Hawaii Health is our network of clinics offering primary and specialty care.
Hilo Medical Center functions as a Level III Trauma Center, which includes the second busiest emergency room in the state, providing 24-hour care and serving more than 50,000 patients annually.
Hale Ho′ola Hamakua and Ka′u Hospital are designated as Critical Access Hospitals.
To learn more about the East Hawaii Region, please watch our Video Yearbook or visit www.
hilomedicalcenter.
org, www.
halehoolahamakua.
org or www.
kauhospital.
org.
Benefits 13 paid holidays each year (14 during election years) 21 paid vacation days per year 21 paid sick days per year Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans Employee Assistance Program Participation in the State of Hawaii’s retirement system Potential eligibility for various student loan repayment & scholarship programs Medical Examination Requirement Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen.
The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.
Pre-Employment Assessments for External Candidates As part of the recruiting process for this position, external applicants (job applicants NOT employed by HHSC’s East Hawaii Region) are required to complete a pre-employment assessment(s) shortly after application submission.
If you are not an employee of the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, you will receive an email containing assessment instructions.
We ask that you complete the assessment(s) within two days of receipt of the request.
Equal Opportunity Employer East Hawaii Region (Hilo Medical Center, Hale Ho’ola Hamakua and Ka’u Hospital) is a drug free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Shift Details Must be available to work shifts, weekends and holidays as necessary based on hospital operations.
Services are provided 24/7.
Shortage Differential Compensation for this position includes a shortage differential.
Social Workers establish working relationships of mutual respect and trust with the patients and families served, and utilize a variety of helping interventions to enable these patients to function as effectively as possible.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements.
Please note that unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience are credited based on a 40-hour workweek.
EDUCATION: Graduation with a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in social work from a program of study accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, or a doctoral degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or a comparable regional accreditation body.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described in the amounts shown on the next page, or any equivalent combination of training and experience.
Class Title Specialized Experience (years) Supervisory Experience (years) Administrative Experience (years) Total Experience (years) BSW MSW PhD SW BSW MSW PhD SW SW IV 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Progressively responsible professional work experience which involved helping individuals and their families find satisfactory ways of identifying their problems, coping with their conditions, and functioning effectively within their environments.
Depending on the employment setting and the kinds of clients or patients served, job duties and responsibilities may vary, although typically the work will include the identification and evaluation of the client’s or patient’s problems and needs; the development of a service or treatment plan, sometimes in tandem with other professionals working in an interdisciplinary team; the initiation and implementation of the service plan, either directly or through the authorization of provider/vendor services; monitoring of services being provided; and evaluation/assessment of the client’s or patient’s progress, with amendments to the service/treatment plan made as appropriate.
Company Description As the Big Island’s leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, the East Hawaii Region of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), consisting of Hilo Medical Center, Hale Ho′ola Hamakua, Ka′u Hospital, and the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, delivers a full range of services and programs.
Our three hospitals include 290 beds and over 1,700 employees.
Our medical staff is comprised of 250 physicians, physician assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, representing 33 specialties.
East Hawaii Health is our network of clinics offering primary and specialty care.
Hilo Medical Center functions as a Level III Trauma Center, which includes the second busiest emergency room in the state, providing 24-hour care and serving more than 50,000 patients annually.
Hale Ho′ola Hamakua and Ka′u Hospital are designated as Critical Access Hospitals.
To learn more about the East Hawaii Region, please watch our Video Yearbook or visit www.
hilomedicalcenter.
org, www.
halehoolahamakua.
org or www.
kauhospital.
org.
Benefits 13 paid holidays each year (14 during election years) 21 paid vacation days per year 21 paid sick days per year Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans Employee Assistance Program Participation in the State of Hawaii’s retirement system Potential eligibility for various student loan repayment & scholarship programs Medical Examination Requirement Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen.
The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.
Pre-Employment Assessments for External Candidates As part of the recruiting process for this position, external applicants (job applicants NOT employed by HHSC’s East Hawaii Region) are required to complete a pre-employment assessment(s) shortly after application submission.
If you are not an employee of the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, you will receive an email containing assessment instructions.
We ask that you complete the assessment(s) within two days of receipt of the request.
Equal Opportunity Employer East Hawaii Region (Hilo Medical Center, Hale Ho’ola Hamakua and Ka’u Hospital) is a drug free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Shift Details Must be available to work shifts, weekends and holidays as necessary based on hospital operations.
Services are provided 24/7.
Shortage Differential Compensation for this position includes a shortage differential.
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• Location : 1190 WAIANUENUE AVENUE, Hilo, HI
• Post ID: 9138534576