Social Worker (MSW) - *Home Visits

Kentucky Counseling Association; Kentucky; On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate and dedicated team as a Medical Social Worker, where your expertise will make a significant impact on patient care. This role involves collaborating with healthcare professionals to develop care plans that prioritize patient and family satisfaction. With a strong emphasis on work-life balance and flexible scheduling, this opportunity allows you to provide 1:1 patient care, ensuring dignity and comfort for those in need. If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of others, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Flexible Scheduling

Daily Pay Option

Competitive Pay

Benefits and Incentives

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of social work experience in a health care setting.
• Licensure Requirement: LSW in the state of Kentucky.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Goals of Care team to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Assess psychosocial status and deliver care as directed by the physician.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Assessment Skills

Social Work

Education

Bachelor of Science in Social Work (BSW)

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Job description

Description

As a Medical Social Worker, you will be called to care when you’re needed most. As part of Interim HealthCare, you’ll support a full range of patient services to bring comfort and dignity to our clients.

What we offer our Medical Social Workers (LSIW/MSW)

• Competitive pay, benefits, and incentives.
• Truly flexible scheduling – a dedication to work/life balance (Full-time (FT), Part-time (PT), PRN)
• Daily Pay option available
• No Overtime Required
• 1:1 Patient care

Excited to hear more?

Working at Interim HealthCare means a career unlike any other. With integrity at the center of all we do, we know that when we support you and your community, you’ll change lives every day.

As a Medical Social Worker, you will:

• Collaborate with Goals of Care team to develop a robust goal concordant program for Interim clients with hopes of improving patient/family satisfaction, decreasing hospitalizations, and facilitating hospice transitions when appropriate
• Assess psychosocial status, establishing, monitoring, and delivering care as it relates to meeting the needs of the patient/client, as directed by the physician’s plan of plan of care
• Aid other team members in understanding the social, ethical, and emotional factors related to health problems
• Effectively communicate with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to promote coordination of patient care concordant with patient goals. When necessary, facilitate communication of patient status and plan of care during transitional experiences such as home to hospital, hospital to post-acute care facility, and back home

To qualify as a Medical Social Worker with us, you will need:

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Social Work (BSW) or comparable undergraduate degree required; Master of Social Work (MSW) preferred.
• Licensure Requirement: LSW in the state in which the position is located
• Minimum 3 years of social work experience in a health care setting

At Interim HealthCare Home Care, we know that being our best is non-negotiable – that’s why we treat your family like our own. We take a patient-centric approach to address each individual’s mind, body, and spirit, our caregivers work tirelessly to help their patients and families find peace. From our unmatched referral response times to our focus on quality improvement, the most beautifully complicated time of your life is our life’s work.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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