SOCIAL WORKER ADVANCED, HEALTH SERVICES

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Maryland Department of Health

Office of Health Services

201 W. Preston Street

Baltimore, MD  21201

The main purpose of this position is to provide clinical consultation and support, within the Long-Term Services and Supports Administration, to the Home and Community-Based Options Waiver, Community First Choice, Increased Community Services, and Community Personal Assistance Services programs. The incumbent will make plan of service determinations in regard to appropriate long term services and support for individuals applying for or participating in one or more of the aforementioned programs. This position requires the incumbent to apply clinical knowledge and expertise in order to assess the appropriateness for care of long term services and provide support to the participants in various medical programs. The incumbent will assist with performing quality assurance activities that impact the health, safety, and welfare of program participants receiving home and community-based services. The incumbent will serve as the Department's representative at fair hearings, in effort to defend the plan of services determinations that are appealed by applicants and/or participants. This position related to the agency's mission and assurances to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of ensuring that Maryland's aging and/or disabled residents have the option of receiving long term services and support in community settings, home and community based services and support afford program providing participants the opportunity to live safely and independently in a community setting as opposed to an institution.

Education:    Determined by the Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners under the licensing requirements for Social Workers.

Experience:  Four years experience rendering clinical social work services in a health care or treatment setting subsequent to the receipt of an approved Master’s degree in Social Work, including two years experience in an area of clinical specialty.

NOTES:

1.  One complete year of graduate social work education beyond the master's degree at an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of experience in an area of clinical specialty. Applicants must submit a statement from the college or university that the advanced work constitutes one full year toward the completion of work required for a doctoral degree.

2.  A doctoral degree in social work from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two years of experience in an area of clinical specialty.

3.  Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience at a rank of Corporal/Petty Officer or higher as a commissioned officer in Social Work classifications or Social Work specialty codes in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

1.  Candidates must be licensed as a Certified Social Worker, Clinical by the Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners prior to appointment to a position in State service. Applicants who do not have the license may also apply pending receipt of the required license.  A copy of your license must be attached to the application. 

2.  Candidates appointed to positions in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of an automobile. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess an appropriate operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be evaluated. The evaluation may be a rating of your application based on your education, training and experience as they relate to the requirements of the position. Therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all related education, experience, dates and hours of work. For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service must accompany the application. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date.

Contractual employees who work for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program (the Program), have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents.  As a contractual employee, you will be responsible for paying 25% of the premiums for your medical and prescription coverage, including any eligible dependents you have enrolled. The State of Maryland will subsidize the remaining 75% of the cost for these benefits. You can also elect to enroll in dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance, but will be responsible to pay the full premium for these benefits.

Online application process is STRONGLY preferred. If you are having difficulty with your user account or have general questions about the online application system, please contact the MD Department of Budget and Management, Recruitment and Examination Division at 410-767-4850 or Application.Help@maryland.gov. If online process is not available, please send your paper application to: Maryland Department of Health, Recruitment and Selection Division, 201 W. Preston St., Room 114-B, Baltimore, MD 21201. The paper application must be received by 5 pm, close of business, on the closing date for the recruitment, no postmarks will be accepted. Incorrect application forms will not be accepted. If you need to submit additional information, the preferred method is to upload. If unable to upload, please fax requested information only to 410-333-5689. Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by calling: (410) 767-1251 or MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply. As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity. Should additional information regarding this recruitment be required, please contact the Maryland Department of Health Recruitment and Selection Division at 410-767-1251 or via email at dhmh.jobs@maryland.gov.