BEACON HOME HEALTH·Goodlettsville, Tennessee
The Medical Social Worker provides emotional support, counseling, and resource coordination for patients facing terminal illness. Responsibilities include implementing care plans, educating families, and identifying environmental risks to ensure holistic patient care.
Job Title: Social Worker – Home Health
Job Location: Goodlettsville, TN
Job Type: PRN
We are looking for an MSW to join our Hospice team. Come make a difference in the Goodlettsville area and surrounding communities! At Beacon Home Health, our employees enjoy:
Opportunities to build trusted relationships and connections while providing care to patients.
To be valued and respected by patients and their families.
A sense of security, incredible team support, and flexibility for work-life balance.
Leadership development opportunities – we value internal advancement in areas of interest to our employees.
The Medical Social Worker provides emotional support, counseling, and resource coordination to patients facing terminal illness. This role plays a key part in the delivery of holistic care and ensures that patients' psychosocial needs are met with dignity and respect. A few position highlights include:
Assist the patient and family with health related financial, social and emotional concerns and assist with effective coping skills.
Provide social work services in accordance with the plan of care.
Ensure that changes in the patient's clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and the agency in a timely manner.
Educate the patient and family members and other team members on medical social work interventions and treatment plan.
Perform care planning, transfer and discharge functions.
Identify risks or threats to the patient's health in the patient's environment and promptly implement appropriate interventions to reduce risks. Communicates identification of risks/ threats to the patient, the physician, and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate care effectively.
Master's degree (MSW) or (BSW) from a school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Must have a current and unencumbered Social Worker License in the state where services are rendered.
Must have one (1) year of social work experience in a health care setting.
Current CPR certification, driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
Must be able to reliably commute to multiple patient residences daily within the geographic area assigned.
PNTG), is the employer for this position as stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health, hospice, and home care agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com. [http://www.pennantgroup.com.]
Work Location: On the road
The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.
Candidates must hold an MSW or BSW from an accredited school and possess a current, unencumbered Social Worker License. A minimum of one year of healthcare social work experience and a valid driver's license with a dependable vehicle are required.
Market context
Behavioral-health roles in Tennessee are often tied to schools, community programs, and outpatient settings serving children and adolescents, so employers usually look for candidates with direct youth mental-health experience. This type of role can be competitive because the posting asks for a specific degree-and-experience mix, plus prior work with children and adolescents; the listed requirements and benefits are AI-summarized from the original job description to save you research time. Before applying, match your resume to the exact experience path and highlight any youth-focused interventions, crisis support, or family engagement work.
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