Maternal & Children's Health Social Worker
About The Position
Care Management for High-Risk Pregnancies (CMHRP) is a collaborative set of interventions and activities, including assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation, and advocacy for options and services that address the health care and preventive service needs of pregnant and postpartum women through communication and available resources to promote quality, cost effective outcomes. This Social Work Care Manager position will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team of Nurse and Social Worker Care Managers. Care Management for High-Risk Pregnancies is outcome-focused, with an emphasis on improving birth outcomes through reducing the rate of preterm birth and monitors the pregnant Medicaid population and prenatal service delivery system using data. CMHRP applies systems and information to improve care and assist patients in becoming engaged in a collaborative process designed to manage medical, social, and behavioral health conditions more effectively. The Social Work Care Manager will provide a variety of services in the form of population management and direct care management, as integral members of the prenatal care team in accordance with the CMHRP Standardized Plan.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field
- Two years of job-related experience
- Valid Driver's License and "safe" driving record
- Equivalent education and experience are accepted
- Please include ALL prior work experience on your application and resume
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Social Work
- Master of Social Work
- Spanish language proficiency preferred
- Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with others in order to encourage and support communication and teamwork
- Ability to build and maintain ongoing, collaborative, working relationships with coworkers to achieve the goals of the work unit
- Ability to convey information clearly and concisely to families in order to engage them in services
- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with patients by listening to the patient and understanding and responding to identified needs
- Ability to follow instructions through a standard work process
- Ability to perform routine tasks. Ability to check work for accuracy before completion of tasks
- Ability to identify problems, determine possible solutions, and actively work to resolve the issues
- Ability to actively participate as a member of a team to move toward the completion of goals
Responsibilities
- Provide telephone contacts, home visits, pregnancy medical home visits or community visits-working independently with the patients and community providers
- Utilize Social Work expertise for referrals of pregnant and postpartum patients who are most likely to benefit from CMHRP services
- Maintain accurate documentation via the web-based Virtual Health documentation platform related to services and activities provided
- Actively supports and participates in department emergency preparedness and response activities, which may include temporary changes in responsibilities and working hours.
Benefits
- Wake County Government offers a wide range of training and development opportunities, a stable career in public service with a balance of work and family life, flexible work schedules and a competitive salary and benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
