Social Worker

Job Description

It’s Time For A Change...

Your Future Evolves Here

Evolent Health has a bold mission to change the health of the nation by changing the way health care is delivered. Our pursuit of this mission is the driving power that brings us to work each day. We believe in embracing new ideas, testing ourselves and failing forward. We respect and celebrate individual talents and team wins. We have fun while working hard and Evolenteers often make a difference in everything from scrubs to jeans.

Are we growing? Absolutely. We have seen about 30% average growth over the last three years. Are we recognized? Definitely. We were named one of “Becker’s 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and are proud to be recognized as a leader in driving important Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) efforts: Evolent achieved a 95% score on its first-ever submission to the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index ; was named on the https://www.evolenthealth.com/about-us/press-releases/7121/evolent-health-named-on-best-companies-for-women-to-advance-list-2020-by-parity.org" >Best Companies for Women to Advance List 2020 by Parity.org; and we publish an annual https://www.evolenthealth.com/diversity" >Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report to share our progress on how we’re building an equitable workplace. We recognize employees that live our values, give back to our communities each year, and are champions for bringing our whole selves to work each day. If you’re looking for a place where your work can be personally and professionally rewarding, don’t just join a company with a mission. Join a mission with a company behind it.

Evolent Health is seeking a Social Work Care Advisor. This individual will provide both direct care management to a high-risk population, as well as provide clinical consultation to other members of the care team. Evolent partners with the nation’s leading health systems in their strategic evolution to positively impact and improve the healthcare delivery system. As a Social Work Care Advisor with Evolent, you will have the opportunity to make a profound impact on the lives of people living with multiple chronic illnesses and people who are uninsured with medical, behavioral and substance abuse issues. You will serve as a critical member of the integrated care team, which is made up of registered nurses, pharmacists, registered dieticians and program coordinators.

Responsibilities

• Engage patients and care givers in active care planning to focus on behavioral, clinical, social and environmental concerns and needs of patients.
• Create and maintain a comprehensive inventory of local community resources, improving accessibility for patients and providers, and linking patients with the appropriate support services.
• Assesses the patient’s knowledge of their clinical condition and provides education and self-management support based on the patient’s preferences.
• unite patients with primary care, behavioral health, respite and other services-
• Flexible work schedule to include evenings/occasional weekends as needed

Qualifications:

Required

• 2-3 years of Medical or Community Social Work experience providing patient-centered outreach, behavioral health services, needs assessment and support

Preferred

• MSW applicants are encouraged to apply
• Demonstrate excellent interactive communication skills, the ability to engage with varying patient populations, and meet the patient ‘where they are’.
• Be flexible and adaptable to change. Demonstrate the ability to work independently, as well as partner with multidisciplinary teams and health care providers. Advocate for patients within the medical and community settings
• Be personally and professionally accountable for best-practice patient care.
• Additional qualities that would be a good fit for our team include: excitement and passion for helping patients, genuine spirit, kind and thoughtful nature, and one who embraces a ‘go with the flow’ mentality
• Experience with Motivational Interviewing, Self-Management and Patient Engagement strategies are a plus
• Experience with Medicare population, insurance providers and telephonic patient engagement is a plus
• Bilingual English (Plus but not required)
• Demonstrated interest in working with an underserved population
• Ability to travel to various locations

Technical requirements:

During the current pandemic Evolent employees are working remotely from home. As such we require that all employees have the following technical capability at their home: High speed internet over 10 MBPS and, specifically for all call center employees, the ability to plug in directly to the home internet router. These at-home technical requirements are subject to change with any scheduled re-opening of our office locations.

Evolent Health is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.