Job: Social Worker- Work at Home Opportunity!!!

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Jobing Description

Social workers are responsible for providing social work services to patients and families. They function as a member of the departmental team which includes educating the patient, family and members of the healthcare team regarding benefits, community resources, referrals for counseling and other pertinent information. Social workers are also responsible for triaging referrals and collaborating on cases with other members of the healthcare delivery team. In addition, social workers must be able to assist the patient in a sensitive and supportive manner, while acting as an advocate on behalf of the patient.

The responsibilities of this position include:

- Assesses patient and family psychosocial needs and develops plan of care in concert with patient, physicians, nurses and other members of the departmental team

- Links patients/family to appropriate community resources including but not limited to, information/referral to sources of financial assistance, transportation, support groups, and other community services

- Documents patient/family status, diagnosis, treatment plan, goals, and interventions, evaluation results, observations and progress in medical record

- Serves as patient advocate and liaison with physicians, families, insurance company, community agencies and others as needed to ensure continuity of care

- Provides discharge planning based on meeting identified goals of the treatment plan.

- Generally work is self-directed and not prescribed.

- Works with less structured, more complex issues.

- Serves as a resource to others.

This is a work from home opportunity with a work schedule of 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (cst). Preference will be given to those candidates residing in the Houston and Corpus Christie areas within the state of Texas.

OptumHealth is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.

OptumHealth helps nearly 60 million Americans live their lives to the fullest by educating them about their symptoms, conditions and treatments; helping them to navigate the system, finance their health care needs and stay on track with their health goals. No other business touches so many lives in such a positive way. And we do it all with every action focused on our shared values of Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation & Performance.

At OptumHealth, you will perform within an innovative culture that's focused on transformational change in the health care system. You will leverage your skills across a diverse and multi-faceted business. And you will make contributions that will have an impact that's greater than you've ever imagined.

Skills / Requirements

Requirements for this position include:

-Licensed Master's degree-level clinician in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or Marriage or Family Counseling, or Licensed Ph.D., or an RN with 2 or more years experience in behavioral health

-Licenses must be active and unrestricted

-2 or more years of experience in a related mental health environment

-Basic Microsoft Word skills

Additional preferred experience/ skills included:

-Bi-lingual in Spanish


-Case management experience

-Experience in managed care

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.