Home Health Medical Social Worker (Per Diem)

Dovetail Health Inc.; West Bridgewater (MA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Stock purchase plan

401k plan

Incentive programs

Job summary

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, is hiring a Per diem Medical Social Worker to provide psychosocial support, assessment and care coordination for home-based patients and families. You will address emotional, social and environmental factors affecting health and recovery while ensuring smooth transitions.

You'll collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, connect patients to community resources, educate families on interventions, and participate in care planning and discharge activities.

Qualifications

• Masters and/or Doctorate degree from a school of social work, accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
• Active licensure in Medical Social Work (LMSW) or Clinical Social Work (LCSW)
• Has one year of social work experience in a health care setting
• Meets state and federal requirements for this position
• Current CPR certification

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

Skills

CPR certification

LMSW/LCSW licensure

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master's or Doctorate in Social Work

Job description

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, is hiring a Per diem Medical Social Worker to provide psychosocial support, assessment and care coordination for home-based patients and families. You will address emotional, social and environmental factors affecting health and recovery while ensuring smooth transitions.

You'll collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, connect patients to community resources, educate families on interventions, and participate in care planning and discharge activities.