Social Worker for Team SAMSA

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The Health and Social Care Administration, with approximately 1500 employees, is one of the administrations in the city of Mölndal and encompasses elderly care, support for people with disabilities, and health care.

Team SAMSA is a planning unit with five social workers and three planning nurses, where we have close cooperation with safe discharge and short-term care units, and we share premises at the Bifrost short-term care unit. The main task is to be a strong partner in collaboration with inpatient and primary care. The individual's path through the discharge process should be as efficient as possible and the best for the individual. Social workers and planning nurses work closely together and often conduct planning meetings jointly. You investigate, assess, and follow up on decisions in the short-term care unit and safe discharge.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a social worker with us, your main task, in accordance with the Social Services Act (SoL), is to investigate the need for support in connection with discharge from the hospital and to plan for a safe return home based on the individual's needs.

You perform authority exercises according to the Social Services Act (SoL) where you investigate, assess, and follow up on decisions in short-term care and safe discharge. You analyze individual needs and then make well-founded decisions about appropriate interventions. The assignment includes collaborating with the region and primary care as well as cooperating with other professionals to achieve a safe discharge.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a degree in social work or other education that can be assessed as equivalent by the employer. You have experience in authority exercises and are familiar with the procedures for admission and discharge from inpatient health care. You also have good knowledge of relevant legislation and knowledge of IT services such as SAMSA, treserva, artvise teams, and IBIC, and you have a good digital understanding.

We are looking for someone who is analytical and has the ability to identify the core of a problem, suggest possible solutions, and see connections. You use your time effectively and work systematically, organized, and methodically, ensuring that the work is completed and followed up.

As a person, you show respect and consideration for those you meet in your professional role. You have an open and positive attitude and base your actions on the needs of the users. You easily adapt your working methods based on changing conditions and new information. It is important that you are independent and can act on your own and have the ability to make independent decisions within the framework of your assignment.

You have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, and have a B driver's license.

OTHER

Within the Health and Social Care Administration, there is an active effort to offer employees the desired employment rate to reduce involuntary part-time employment. In cases where the advertisement concerns a part-time position, our ambition is to eventually provide the opportunity for increased employment.

In recruitment, we consider diversity perspectives to better reflect our operations.

If you need help applying for the position, please contact customer service at 0771-693 693.

Before a possible employment, an acceptable extract from the police criminal record must be presented if the position involves user or patient-related work. We will also check citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to present a valid residence/work permit or prove that you are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit.

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