Home Health Social Worker

By the Bay Health; Larkspur (CA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

By The Bay Health in Marin County, CA, is seeking a full-time Social Worker to provide medical social casework services for home care patients in accordance with policy and applicable laws.

This role features a Monday–Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm schedule with additional coverage to Sonoma County; a Master’s degree in social work and at least one year of health-care social work experience are required; CDPH vaccine requirements are observed.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work from CSWE-accredited program.
• Minimum one year of social work experience in a health care setting.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates the need for medical social casework services to patients in their place of residence.
• Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient.
• Assesses social and emotional factors affecting the patient's capacity to cope with daily living.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to assess patient needs.
• Accurately assesses the need for, and performs, revisits.

Education

Master’s degree in social work (CSWE-accredited)

Job description

By The Bay Health, a non-profit established in 1975, set the standard for hospice in the U.S. by emphasizing the role of the patient in making important medical decisions. Our spectrum of home-based services now includes Skilled Home Health Care, Palliative Care, Adult Hospice Care and Pediatric Care. Our team approach strives to address practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of care, with the goal to maximize quality of life for our patients, caregivers and families.

This full-time position offers competitive pay, generous benefits and a supportive work environment.

The Social Worker is responsible for providing medical social casework services for home care patients in accordance with compliance with organization policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations.

By the Bay Health follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel.

Schedule

Monday - Friday; 8:30am - 5:00pm

Location

Marin County with additional coverage to Sonoma County

Essential Duties & Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Evaluates the need for medical social casework services to patients in their place of residence
• Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient
• Assesses social and emotional factors relating to the patient's condition to estimate the capacity of the patient and family to cope with problems of daily living
• Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient
• Accurately assesses the need for, and performing, revisits

Education/Experience

• Master’s degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or Master’s degree in mental health discipline
• Minimum one-year’s social work experience in a health care setting

Pay Range

$44.50 - $52.30 hourly

By the Bay Health is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at BTBH. Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.