Home Care Social Worker

MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization; Belfast (ME); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to providing exceptional home health care. As a Home Care Social Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting patients and their families through personalized care, education, and case management. This position allows you to work closely with individuals, ensuring they receive the attention and support they need to achieve optimal wellness. With a strong emphasis on collaboration and community, this role offers a fulfilling opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those you serve. If you are passionate about social work and want to contribute to a compassionate team, this is the perfect place for you.

Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Work Policy

Student Loan Assistance

Training and Education

Well-being Resources

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work is essential, with a master's preferred.
• State licensure as LMSW or LCSW is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic social work care to a designated group of patients.
• Manage cases from start to finish, focusing on patient relationships.

Skills

Social Work

Patient Education

Case Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Master’s Degree in Social Work

Tools

BLS Certification

Valid Driver’s License

Job description

Location: Belfast, ME
Facility: Home Health and Hospice
Schedule: Full Time
Job Category: Professional - Clinical
Req #: 1569
Date Posted: Mar 8, 2025

MaineHealth Home Health and Hospice
Professional - Clinical
Req #: 1569

~ 32 hours/week, Full-time Days~

Maine state licensure to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Masters Social Worker - Clinical Conditional (LMSW-CC) is preferred or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) is required.

Home Care Position Highlights:

• Enjoy a less stressful pace of work, treating one patient at a time.
• Case Manage a set number of cases.
• Follow patient cases from start to finish.
• Work closely with patients and families, building better relationships.
• Give your full, undivided attention to each patient.
• Educate patients and family members about care, treatment & diagnosis in a much more in-depth manner.

Position Summary

The Home Care Social Worker supports MaineHealth Home Health and Hospice's mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence, competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, patient and family-centered care, commitment to our community, and accountability. The Social Worker provides skilled, cost-effective social work care in a competent holistic manner for a designated group of patients, through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of social work care, to empower patients and families to achieve maximum levels of wellness and independence.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

1. Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work required. Master’s Degree in Social Work preferred.
2. License/Certifications: State of Maine licensure as an LMSW or LCSW required. Valid Driver’s License, with vehicle available for work covered by liability insurance as specified by agency policy. Current BLS Certification required or must obtain within 30 days of start date.
3. Experience: LCSW and LSW’s require two years of experience and ongoing supervision as required by state. LMSW’s require one year of professional experience.
4. Additional Skills/Requirements Required: N/A
5. Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: N/A

Additional Information

With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you’ll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it. We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow – programs such as paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, along with well-being resources for you and your family.

MaineHealth remains focused on investing in our care team and developing an inclusive environment where you can thrive and feel supported to realize your full potential. If you’re looking to build a career in a place where people help one another deliver best-in-class care, apply today.

MaineHealth policy requires all care team members to be vaccinated, including for Covid-19 and influenza, subject to eligibility for medical or religious exemptions which can only be granted in compliance with applicable law.