SOCIAL WORK SERVICES PROGRAM CONSULTANT - 64064598

Requisition No: 855929 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: SOCIAL WORK SERVICES PROGRAM CONSULTANT - 64064598

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64064598 

Salary:  $39,320.84 

Posting Closing Date: 08/08/2025 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

The Social Work Services Program Consultant functions as an integral member of the Children’s Multidisciplinary Assessment Team (CMAT). The individual in this position utilizes the social work process to provide social services expertise, support, assessment, and evaluation services for children and youth in the determination medically necessary long-term care services of Medical Foster Care (MFC), Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) and Model Waiver.

This position is designated as on-site, though it will begin remotely until the on-site transition is implemented.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Assessment and Diagnosis:

Reviews CMAT referrals for appropriateness and to ensure complete referral information has been obtained to start the CMAT process. Follows up with stakeholders, as necessary, to obtain all needed documentation for referral. Requests and follows up on request for psychosocial and activities of daily living documentation. Reviews documentation and records received.

Completes social work assessment interviews with necessary stakeholders to obtain information to complete psychosocial and developmental assessment. Documents pertinent assessment information received and reviewed. Completes comprehensive psychosocial and activities of daily living assessments, ensuring family centered approach, within necessary timeframes.

Communication:

Provides quality verbal and written communication with CMAT and community stakeholders to ensure understanding and engagement throughout the process. Facilitates coordination in the scheduling of CMAT staffing’s ensuring timely notification and engagement of necessary CMAT stakeholders including, but not limited to, core members of the CMAT team, the client’s Medicaid Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) plan and Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) or their designee.

Engages, advocates, and supports opportunities for parental participation and family-centered approaches in the CMAT process. Provides social work education, training, and technical assistance to CMAT and community stakeholders. Participates in community outreach, education, and engagement of community partners and stakeholders to promote awareness of CMAT program and referral process. Provides Level of Care (LOC) training, from the social work perspective, for new CMAT members within established timeframes.

Provides consistent messaging that aligns with statutes, rules, policies, procedures, and processes which affect decisions and determinations of eligibility for care and management of the client’s medical needs. Advocates for consideration of clients being in the least restrictive setting, appropriate to their social service needs and the wishes of their parents or legal representatives. Responds to regional and statewide requests for information about CMAT coordination and staffing’s.

Implementation:

Provides the social work perspective, participates in the multidisciplinary team process to determine medically necessary eligibility for long-term care services of MFC, SNF and Model Waiver. Provides quality verbal review of completed written social work assessment, ensuring family centered approach, and providing explanation of terminology or processes as needed at the CMAT staffing. Contributes to staffing discussion, provides any additional social work explanation of assessment information presented and answers questions as needed. As a core member of the CMAT, contributes to the collaborative team consensus building process in the determination of eligibility for medically necessary long-term care services. Participates in the collaborative team consensus building process for recommendation of LOC, as indicated for MFC and SNF consideration.

Participates in collaborative decision making and problem-solving strategies, with other members of the multidisciplinary team, to determine individualized services to the care and management of the social services needs of each client. Supports opportunities for parental participation and family-centered approaches in the CMAT process. Completes additional CMAT activities within required timeframes. Documents all CMAT activities in the clients’ electronic health record.

Responds to regional and statewide requests for information about CMAT coordination and staffing’s as well as raising the awareness of stakeholders regarding the team. Facilitates access to reports and records concerning the client being staffed when proper consent is available. Provides information from data base or other information systems as requested by management. Completes additional CMAT activities within required timeframes.

Outcome Evaluation:

Documents and completes the outcome of the CMAT staffing through a summary process which includes any updated psychosocial information presented at the staffing and any pertinent discussion points. Summary includes CMAT recommendation for eligibility and, if applicable, LOC. Disseminates CMAT staffing summaries to stakeholders according to outlined process and within required timelines. Inputs, updates, and monitors client and program data in electronic documentation system and other necessary formats to ensure data reporting integrity and seamless coordination of information to relevant

stakeholders.

Quality Improvement:

Reviews data, assessments, documentation, and staffing summaries verifying accuracy and quality. Participates in quality assurance and improvement needs.

Implements documented activities identified in the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycles.

Participates in training, evaluation, monitoring and related follow-up activities to improve CMAT functions, activities, and outcomes. Provides reports from data base systems as requested by management.

On Call duty may be required

Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Knowledge of foster care system and child/family community resources.
• Skill in performing psychosocial assessments.
• Skill in detailed documentation.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to access and utilize community resources.
• Ability to access information from computer data systems and websites.

• Ability to use a computer for word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An Associate's degree or higher in the social services preferred.
• 2 years of medical setting experience and child welfare experience preferred.

Required Qualifications:

• Must hold a valid, unrestricted Florida Driver's license and have access to personal transportation.
• Must be able to work independently, prioritize and manage a daily schedule of activities.
• Must have computer skills, including use of standard office machinery such as laptops, scanners, cell phones, printers and programs such as Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and SharePoint.
• Travel Time: 5%

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values: 

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

1313 Tampa St.

Tampa, FL 33602

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.  

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions. 

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov 

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. 

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.  E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.   

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.  

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. 

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. 

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. 

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women.  The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise.  Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country. 

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.