Home Health Social Worker - MSW

BEACON HOME HEALTH • Cleveland, TN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Beacon Home Health is seeking a Medical Social Worker (MSW) to join its home health team serving the Chattanooga and Cleveland, Tennessee area and surrounding communities. This PRN/part-time role provides emotional support, counseling, and resource coordination to patients facing terminal illness, contributing to holistic care that addresses patients’ psychosocial needs with dignity and respect.

The role includes supporting patients and families with health-related financial, social, and emotional concerns; helping them develop effective coping skills; and providing social work services in accordance with the plan of care. The Medical Social Worker communicates changes in patients’ clinical status to the agency and other healthcare team members, educates patients, families, and team members about medical social work interventions and treatment plans, and performs care planning, transfer, and discharge functions. The position also identifies environmental risks or threats to patients’ health and implements and communicates appropriate interventions to coordinate care.

The assigned part-time coverage area includes Hamilton, Bledsoe, Marion, Rhea, and Sequatchie counties. The work location is on the road, with travel to multiple patient residences daily. Beacon Home Health describes opportunities to build trusted relationships, support from the team, flexibility for work-life balance, and leadership development and internal advancement opportunities.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (MSW) or bachelor’s degree (BSW) from a school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• Current, unencumbered Social Worker License in the state where services are rendered.
• One year of social work experience in a health care setting.
• Current CPR certification.
• Driver’s license and vehicle insurance, with access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
• Ability to reliably commute daily to multiple patient residences within the assigned geographic area.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients and families with health-related financial, social, and emotional concerns and support effective coping skills.
• Provide social work services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical status to healthcare team members and the agency in a timely manner.
• Educate patients, family members, and other team members about medical social work interventions and the treatment plan.
• Perform care planning, transfer, and discharge functions.
• Identify risks or threats to patients’ health in their environments and promptly implement appropriate interventions to reduce those risks.
• Communicate identified risks or threats to the patient, physician, and other healthcare team members to coordinate care effectively.

Benefits

• Opportunities to build trusted relationships and connections while providing care to patients.
• A sense of security and team support.
• Flexibility for work-life balance.
• Leadership development opportunities and internal advancement in areas of employee interest.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time