Per Diem Medical Social Worker — Home Health

UnitedHealth Group; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 48,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

The UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Per diem Medical Social Worker to provide psychosocial support, assessment, and care coordination for home-based patients and families. You will work with the interdisciplinary team to connect patients with community resources and counsel as part of safe care transitions.

Key duties include addressing emotional and financial concerns, educating families about care plans, and ensuring timely communication of status changes.

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
• Has one year of social work experience in a health care setting
• Current CPR certification
• 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 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

LMSW/LCSW licensure

CPR Certification

Education

MSW or Doctorate in Social Work

Job description

The UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Per diem Medical Social Worker to provide psychosocial support, assessment, and care coordination for home-based patients and families. You will work with the interdisciplinary team to connect patients with community resources and counsel as part of safe care transitions.

Key duties include addressing emotional and financial concerns, educating families about care plans, and ensuring timely communication of status changes.