Social Worker
Job Title : Social Worker Location : 86th Medical Group (MDG), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany Duties : Shall use clinical assessment skills and maintain procedures to identify sponsors whose family members have special medical and educational needs.
Shall provide oversight to ensure every AF sponsor with one or more family members with special needs assigned to the installation has a Special Needs file maintained at the MTF.
The SNC shall ensure Qcoded sponsors assigned to the installation are contacted annually to determine if there are unmet needs and request updates of information as needed.
Shall collaborate with the Integrated Delivery System (IDS) and other interagency forums that provide family medical information and referrals to base and civilian agencies.
Shall participate in EFMP quarterly case reviews to discuss / assess newly identified families’ complex, or unmet medical needs.
The SNC shall determine the appropriate resources necessary for the families. Shall complete medical record documentation and coding, and designated tracking logs and data reporting as required by local MTF / AF / DoD instructions, policies and guidance.
Qualification : The Applicants shall have extensive knowledge and competence in the field. Masters of Social Work (MSW) degree from an accredited graduate school of social work.
A minimum of two (2) continuous years full-time experience in care coordination, discharge planning or case management in a medical setting within the last continuous (4) four years.
Mastery of theories, principles, and methodologies underlying psychosocial practice (for instance self-efficacy >
stress and coping; learned helplessness; social support; cognitive restructuring >
positive reappraisal; reinterpretation; coping through). Knowledge and understanding of developmental growth; dynamics of human behavior, family, and other social systems;
and impact of illness and disability on social functioning. Strong capability to work with service members and / or veterans and their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated mental, emotional, behavioral, physical, psychosocial, and environmental problems. Powered by JazzHR