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Job Description

ChristianaCare\'s William J. Holloway Community is looking to hire aFull Time Social Workerto support the Georgetown practice location!

The Social Worker works as a team member of the William J. Holloway Community Program. This position addresses potential barriers to care by facilitating and coordinating connection to available resources to ensure patients can access care including Ryan White and ADAP funding for patients infected with HIV. This position will assist patients and their families in adjusting to personal and environmental difficulties which predispose illness or interfere with medical care as it relates to the patients HIV infection.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participates as a member of the practice care team, focused on addressing financial barriers to care, care coordination, and connecting to available community resources to address social care needs of patients.
• Maintains a current knowledge base of HIV disease process. Utilizes knowledge to appropriately assess patient needs and implements or facilitates appropriate intervention.
• Acts as a resource person and assists in educational efforts involving HIV, with particular emphasis on psychosocial factors.
• Conducts financial screening for Ryan White, ADAP and ADAP co-pay services in keeping with established organizational and Division of Public Health policies. Assists eligible patients in enrollment into Delaware Medicaid or private insurance through the ACA Marketplace. Utilizes MAGI process to determine and document current FPL level. Assists patients with applying for ChristianaCare Financial Assistance and HCC/SFL
• Evaluates and provides psychosocial support to patients and their families/significant others.
• Assists patients in accessing appropriate supportive services in the community.
• Maintains current knowledge of resources available to assist other health care providers and HIV program staff in coordination of care.
• Collaborates with community case managers and community agencies to provide a comprehensive continuum of patient care and to maximize utilization of available resources.
• Performs other related duties as required.