Home Health Medical Social Worker & Care Coordinator

Optum; Gorham (ND); On-site; USD 66,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Incentive programs

Stock purchase

401k

Job summary

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Medical Social Worker to provide psychosocial support, assessment, and care coordination to patients and families in the home setting.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to connect patients with community resources, offer counseling, and promote safe care transitions, focusing on emotional, social, and environmental factors affecting health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Masters and/or Doctorate degree in social work, accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• 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.

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
• Other duties as assigned

Education

Master's or Doctorate in social work

Job description

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Medical Social Worker to provide psychosocial support, assessment, and care coordination to patients and families in the home setting.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to connect patients with community resources, offer counseling, and promote safe care transitions, focusing on emotional, social, and environmental factors affecting health outcomes.