Home Health Medical Social Worker: Care Coordination

Optum; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 66,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, seeks a Medical Social Worker to provide psychosocial support and care coordination for home-based patients and families. You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to connect patients with community resources and promote safe transitions.

Qualifications include a Master’s/Doctorate in Social Work, LMSW/LCSW licensure, CPR, and 1+ year of health-care social work experience. Competitive benefits and full-time role in Portland, OR.

Qualifications

• Masters and/or Doctorate degree from a school of social work, accredited by the CSWE.
• Active licensure in Medical Social Work (LMSW) or Clinical Social Work (LCSW).
• Current CPR certification.
• 1+ years of social work experience in a health care setting.
• Meets state and federal requirements for this position.

Responsibilities

• Assists the patient and family with health-related financial, social and emotional concerns and assists with effective coping skills.
• Provides social work services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Ensures that changes in the patient's clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and the care center office staff in a timely manner.
• Educates the patient and family members and other team members on medical social work interventions and treatment plan.
• Performs care planning, transfer and discharge functions.
• Identifies risks or threats to the patient's health in the patient's environment and promptly implements appropriate interventions to reduce risks; communicates identification of risks/threats to the patient to the physician and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate care effectively.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

Masters or Doctorate degree in Social Work (CSWE-accredited)

Job description

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, seeks a Medical Social Worker to provide psychosocial support and care coordination for home-based patients and families. You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to connect patients with community resources and promote safe transitions.

Qualifications include a Master’s/Doctorate in Social Work, LMSW/LCSW licensure, CPR, and 1+ year of health-care social work experience. Competitive benefits and full-time role in Portland, OR.