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Medical Social Worker Home Health MSW NEW per Diem

ABL Health Care, LLC

#Case Management #Quality Assurance #Documentation #Counseling #Patient Assessment #Healthcare #Collaboration #Emotional Support #Social Work

Quick overview

The Medical Social Worker is responsible for assessing patients' psychological, emotional, and economic factors affecting their care and collaborating with the healthcare team to develop and improve the Plan of Care. They also provide counseling and brief therapy to patients and caregivers, ensuring proper documentation and communication with case managers.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have a Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited institution and at least one year of experience in a healthcare setting. They should be able to work independently and demonstrate maturity of judgment.

postgraduate degreeTeamworkCase ManagementQuality AssuranceCommunicationCare PlanningDocumentationCounselingPatient AssessmentCollaborationEmotional SupportJudgmentInterventionSocial WorkTherapyCoping SkillsLong Term Care

Job description

Per Diem Home Health Medical Social Worker (MSW)

Qualifications

Must have a Masters Degree from a Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
One (1) year of Social Work experience in a health care setting. Must be able to function in an independent fashion and have considerable maturity of judgment.

Duties

Communicates significant information regarding patients with other members of a health care team and makes necessary recommendations and suggestions to improve the Plan of Care.
Collaborates with the physician and other members of the health team to develop a Plan of Care.
Assessment of psychological, emotional and/or economical factors affecting patient’s limitations and potential for and/or lack of improvement
Initial evaluation visit, interim evaluations (as deemed necessary) and discharge evaluation from Social Services are required documentation
Assessment of patients needs for long term care including home and family situation, exploring alternatives to in home care arrangement for placement
Counsel patient, caregiver regarding long term planning and decision-making.
Clinical notes should be written each visit and include progress, or lack of, specific plans, goals, anticipated length of service, referrals made and follow up on referrals
Identify high risk indicators, potentially endangering patients and provide intervention, report situation to Case Managers and proper authorities
Provide brief therapy to facilitate improved coping, adjustment, management, and compliance to medical regimen
Attends staff meetings, participates in in-services, case conferences and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement activity as required
Prepares clerical and progress notes and submits them in a timely manner to the office

This job description should not be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills that may be required of the employee. It does not establish a contract of employment, either expressed or implied, except for an "at-will" employment relationship.