Hospice Medical Social Worker: Home-Based Care & Impact

UnitedHealth Group; Leominster (MA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group in Massachusetts seeks a Medical Social Worker to provide psychosocial assessment, counseling, and care coordination for patients and families receiving home-based services. You will work with the interdisciplinary team to connect patients with community resources and promote safe, effective care transitions.

This role requires an MSW or Doctorate in social work, active LMSW/LCSW licensure, CPR certification, and at least 1 year of health-care social work experience.

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).
• Driver's License and access to reliable transportation.
• 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 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 risks to the physician and team.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Licensure: LMSW/LCSW

CPR certified

Driver's license

Social work experience

Education

MSW or Doctorate in Social Work

Job description

UnitedHealth Group in Massachusetts seeks a Medical Social Worker to provide psychosocial assessment, counseling, and care coordination for patients and families receiving home-based services. You will work with the interdisciplinary team to connect patients with community resources and promote safe, effective care transitions.

This role requires an MSW or Doctorate in social work, active LMSW/LCSW licensure, CPR certification, and at least 1 year of health-care social work experience.