Social Worker

Augusta Health Brand; Fishersville (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Benefits

Generous paid time off

Retirement savings program

Free onsite parking

Tuition reimbursement

Onsite child care

Augusta Health Fitness Reimbursement

Job summary

Augusta Health is seeking a community social worker to assess patients and families in their homes, identifying psychosocial and environmental needs related to health care. You will help solve problems, complete paperwork, and determine needed resources with families, coordinating support from community services as needed.

The role emphasizes linking patients to resources to maintain or improve their level of care, with collaborative teamwork when necessary and a focus on compassionate,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology or Human Services field or equivalent work experience.
• At least two years’ social work experience.
• Master's Degree in Social Work, Psychology or Human Services field.
• Certification in Case Management (preferred).
• One-year acute care experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Meet with patients and families in their homes to assist with problem solving, application paperwork and determining needed resources.
• Identify patient and family psychosocial and environmental needs related to health care.
• Connect patients and families to community resources to maintain or improve desired level of care.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Independent work

Multi-tasking

Team collaboration when needed

Knowledge of community resources

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology or Human Services

Master's Degree in Social Work, Psychology or Human Services

Job description

The community social worker along with the community case managers identifies patient’s and family’s psychosocial and environmental needs related to health care. The community social worker connects patients and their families to the appropriate community resources to successfully maintain or improve their desired level of care. The community social worker will meet with patients and families in their homes to assist with problem solving, application paperwork and determining needed resources.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology or Human Services field or equivalent work experience.
• At least two years’ social work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Psychology or Human Services field
• Certification in Case Management
• One-year acute care experience

Skills

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with a diverse population.
• Strong organizational skills and able to work independently.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.
• Understands when to ask for assistance from Community Case Manager or Director of Case Management.
• Knowledge of long-term care resources and qualifying requirements; Medicare, Medicaid, third party payors; financial, transportation, pharmaceutical assistance and other community and health systems resources for assisting with patient needs.

Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:

• Healthcare Benefits
• Generous paid time off
• Retirement savings helping you to plan for your future
• Free onsite parking
• 24/7 armed security to ensure your safety
• Tuition reimbursement
• Onsite child care
• Augusta Health Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Onsite credit union
• Employee discounts including the cafeteria, gift shop, pharmacy, and movie tickets

Company Information

Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Equal Opportunity

Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.