LCSW Per Visit

Northwell Health; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 46,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Retirement Plan

Wellness Programs

Job summary

Western CT Home Care Inc seeks a Medical Social Worker to provide clinical social work services in home health, collaborating with physicians and care teams to develop and update individualized plans of care for patients and their families.

Responsibilities include counseling patients and families, documenting goals and progress, participating in case conferences, coordinating referrals to community resources, and ensuring compliance and ongoing education.

Qualifications

• Experience in a qualified home health agency.
• Minimum three years of relevant social work experience.
• LCSW credential preferred or required.

Responsibilities

• Provides services ordered by the physician as per the plan of care.
• Counsels patients, caregivers and families; provides education.
• Addresses social and emotional factors affecting health problems.
• Participates in case conferences with the health care team and others as needed.
• Identifies needs for other home health services and referrals.
• Refers patients and families to appropriate community resources.
• Records goals and progress notes for physician review.
• Participates in quality assessment and improvement activities.
• Completes required continuing education as scheduled.
• Maintains compliance with all responsibilities attached to the role.
• Demonstrates reliable attendance and professional conduct.
• Maintains the values of the agency in daily practice.

Skills

Home health experience

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Education

LCSW

Job description

Description

Summary:

Provides clinical services to meet the mental health needs of home care individuals, collaborating with physician and other team professionals for the purposes of quality diagnostic and treatment services. Assumes responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient representative (if any) and caregiver. Communicates with the physician who is responsible for the health plan of care and other health care practitioners as appropriate related to the current home health plan of care.

Responsibilities:

1. Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.

2. Provides patient, caregiver and family counseling and education.

3. Assists physician and other team members in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to health problems of the client.

4. Participates in case conferences with the health care team, and when necessary, other community agencies.

5. Identifies patient and family needs for other home health services and referral for same, when appropriate.

6. Refers patient and family to appropriate community resources.

7. Records and reports clinical goals and notes to document patients' reaction and progress in meeting goals and report to physician.

8. Participates in agencys quality assessment and performance improvement program, and agency-sponsored in-service training.

9. Attends required continuing education courses.

10. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.

11. Performs other duties as assigned.

12. Maintains and models Nuvance Health values.

13. Demonstrates regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.

Education Skills Experience:

Required: Experience in a qualified home health agency.

Minimum Experience: three years

Other Information:

Required: Experience in a qualified home health agency.�

Minimum Experience: three years

Working Conditions:

Manual: Little or no manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Some occupational risk

Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Credentials:LCSW

Company: Western CT Home Care Inc

Org Unit: 613

Department: Medical Social Worker

Exempt: Yes

Salary Range: $33.21 - $61.68 Hourly

Available benefits include: 401(k) Retirement Plan and Wellness Programs. Available benefits for union positions may vary in accordance with applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements.

It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status, or citizenship status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, height, weight, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, their or their dependent’s sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.