Social Worker

Family Health Centers is hiring for Social Worker positions. This role supports our primary medical and behavioral health teams by working with medical and behavioral health staff to help patients access services and resources beneficial to their health an wellness. enhance.  This role supports behavioral health integration into health services by interviewing and counseling patients at the Family Health Centers (FHC) and for referring them to community agencies for assistance.

Performs related work.

Examples of work responsibilities in this position include:

• Registers, classifies, and counsels FHC patients for social services.
• Provides information to FHC patients regarding community resources and social services.
• Completes eligibility forms, insurance forms, charity care forms, and other appropriate forms to prevent termination of social services from other agencies.
• Arranges medical transportation for FHC patients.
• Provides medicine to FHC patients by voucher, community referrals, or pharmaceutical samples.
• Prepares monthly reports.
• Makes home visits.
• Adheres to standard precautions.

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or a related field.

An equivalent combination of training and experience may be substituted as determined applicable by Civil Service.

Family Health Centers is a family friendly work environment. Unlike other health care systems, there are no 3rd shifts, Sunday or holiday hours you must work.  FHC also provides rich benefits to our employees; the employee benefit package at FHC is valued at approximately 45% of an employee’s annual salary.  In addition to health insurance, Kentucky State Retirement System, staff receive up to 10 paid sick leave days, 12 days of vacation in their first year and up to 22 days, ten paid holidays and a bonus floating holiday to be used anytime in the year.

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