Social Worker

Cynet Health; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cynet Health in Colorado seeks a Social Worker to support patients and families in a rural community. This role involves home visits and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to improve quality of life and access to resources.

You will educate families, advocate for patient goals, and coordinate care with nurses, physicians, and care staff. A valid social work license and at least two years of healthcare experience are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years healthcare social work experience.
• Relevant social work license required.
• Experience working with the elderly preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
• Care in patients' home settings with interdisciplinary team involvement.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for patients and families, providing education and resources.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary care team (nurses, physicians, social workers, CNAs).
• See patients and families in their personal living environments.
• Support goals and wishes of each person and provide community resources.

Skills

Empathy

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Home visit capability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Job description

Social Worker

Profession: Behavioral Health

Specialty: Social Worker-Clinical

Duration: 6 months

Shift: Monday - Friday

Hours per Shift: 8 hours

Experience: Minimum of 2 years required

License: Relevant social work license required

Certifications: Not specified

Must-Have: Experience working with the elderly preferred

Description:Find your life's work as a Social Worker supporting patients and families in a beautiful rural community.

You will be part of an interdisciplinary care team of social workers, chaplains, nurses, physicians, and certified nursing assistants.

All team members work together to improve people's everyday lives when they need help the most.

You will be an advocate by providing education and resources to patients and their families.

This role involves seeing patients and their families in their personal living environments.

The Social Worker will work with an exemplary interdisciplinary team focused on providing quality care to patients through education, resources, and care that honors the goals and wishes of each person.

If you seek more than just a job, but a calling, you will find it here.

If you want to connect with the reasons you chose this rewarding career path and find joy in changing the world, you will love becoming a social worker.

Social Workers with a minimum of two years of experience in healthcare are encouraged to apply.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

The role involves providing care in patients' home settings, partnering with professional colleagues in nursing homes or assisted living residences to provide care.

If you want to feel honor and pride in your work while supporting a meaningful mission, consider joining our team.

Together, through creativity, volunteerism, and philanthropy, we change the experiences of aging, illness, and grief one family at a time.