MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK CONSULTANT 1

  

DEFINITION


       Under the general direction of a medical director or other
  supervisory officer within a state department or agency, provides
  medical social work consultation for the professional staff of the
  state office, other state agency, and/or local public welfare agency on
  implementing the health and medical social aspects of the statewide
  medical care program for recipients of human services or, within the
  Office of the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission,
  makes initial eligibility determinations and provides medical social
  work consultation for families caring for an ill child having
  extraordinary uncovered medical and related expenses; does related work
  as required.

  
EXAMPLES OF WORK:


       Assists the medical director or other supervisory officer and
  assumes adminitrative and supervisory responsibilities in the medical-
  social work aspects of a state program.

       Assists in the development of policies, standards and procedures
  relevant to the medical-social aspects of eligibility determination in
  the categorical assistance programs or New Jersey Health Services
  Program.

       Maintains liaison with state health and/or welfare agencies to
  interpret the medical-social aspects of public welfare or adult and
  child health care in the New Jersey Health Services Program.

       Provides assignment, instruction and supervision of assigned
  medical-social work employees.

       Develops and maintains medical-social standards relating to public
  welfare practices or adult and child health services.

       Works with professional groups in developing agreements and
  standards for professional services rendered and in interpreting agency
  programs.

       Provides technical consultation to the Director and/or other
  supervisory officer on the medical-social aspect of human service
  programs.

       Provides consultation services to state and local welfare agencies
  to ensure that department staff is aware of total medical-social needs
  of recipients; assists in fostering the effective use of available
  community health resources.


       Assists in the development and implementation of administrative
  mechanisms for social support services.

       Assists the Director in maintaining liaison and works with state
  and local medical facilities and health, welfare, and rehabilitation
  agencies and organizations in developing agreements and establishing
  policies, procedures and standards for the use of health services and
  facilities by recipients of human service programs.

       Participates in staff development, training and educational
  activities relating to medical information, health care, and medical-
  social problems and services.

       Assists in the preparation and development of written guides to
  assist staff members in understanding the policies and procedures for
  implementation of health administrative support service programs.

       Acts as a consultant to public health workers, public welfare
  workers, social agencies and other services providers on individual
  case problems relating to medical-social services of public assistance,
  public welfare, service programs, or adult/child related human services
  programs.

       Consults with other state departments and agencies to develop an
  integrated program of professional services and resources with emphasis
  on the provision of medical-social and medical care services to
  recipients of human service programs.

       Evaluates medical-social service programs of operating agencies;
  assists agencies and other providers in developing adequate medical-
  social services; advises staff of the problems involved in providing
  essential health care services to recipients and in integrating medical
  care with the total program.

       Identifies areas in which research may be required in the health
  and/or medical-social aspects of state programs; assists in research
  activities.

       Monitors current and pending federal and state legislation
  relevant to social service and other human service programs; reviews
  and analyses new federal legislation, regulations, guidelines and
  current research reports.

       Provides medical-social service consultation to state and local
  operating staff on complex social situations.

       Participates in the review of medical and medical-social factors
  in connection with complaints, appeals and fair hearings.

       Prepares correspondence and reports, and maintains files.

       May assist in the development of policies and procedures relating
  to the medical-social-economic aspects of eligibility determinations in
  the program.

       May work with professional groups in interpreting the agency
  program.

       May provide primary conultation to grantees of the agency.

       May provide consultation to volunteer families participating in
  the commission's Family Advisory Committee and assumes responsibility
  for development of the committee annual report.

       May analyze applications for financial assistance and make initial
  eligibility determinations.

       May assist program eligibility review staff in initial
  determinations of eligibility in complex cases.

       May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
  and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
  office, or related units.

  REQUIREMENTS:

       Education

           Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor's
  degree, supplemented by a Master's degree in social work from an
  accredited school of social work.

       Experience

           Four (4) years of professional experience in medical-social
  work, two (2) years of which shall have been in a hospital or other
  setting; one (1) year of this medical-social work experience shall have
  included administrative or supervisory duties in medical care
  administration in a state or large local department of health or
  welfare operating a public medical care program.

       License

           Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid
  in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee
  mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

       Knowledge and Abilities

           Knowledge of the social aspects of modern medical care.

           Knowledge of medical-social work principles and their
  application to specific situations.

           Knowledge of medical terminology, common systems and
  diagnoses, and the social implications of disease and disablilty.

           Knowledge of community medical and other resources and/or
  services available for persons receiving  public welfare or other human
  services assistance.

           Ability to read and interpret federal, state and local
  legislation pertinent to public welfare and medical care.

           Ability to develop and implement an extensive program of
  medical-social services with particular emphasis upon the provision of
  consultative services to state and local public welfare agencies and
  others.

           Ability to read and interpret information on the programs and
  responsibilities related to medical care programs eitin the department
  or agency.

           Ability to provide technical consultation and guidance to
  others.

           Ability to contribute to and use research data for social
  planning.

           Ability to develop programs designed to afford an opportunity
  for continuous professional growth to medical-social work staff.

           Ability to provide guidance to new employees, recent
  professional graduates, and students engaged in field work practice and
  maintain effective working relationships with the schools providing
  such students.

           Ability to assist division staff in recognizing medical-social
  programs and to improve staff awareness of health needs of recipients.

           Ability to assist in planning and strengthening local
  operating agency social service units and to provide consultation
  concerning medical-social services.

           Ability to prepare correspondence and reports and maintain
  records and files.

           Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or
  manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or
  related units.

           Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in
  English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.  American
  Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of
  communication.

           Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as
  long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after
  reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations.  If the
  accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue
  hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

  Code:  P28-60176                 CAH                          08/21/93