Licensed Master Social Worker LCSW Home Health PRN

Compassus•Tampa, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Home Health Licensed Master Social Worker LCSW provides preventive, educational, evaluative, and treatment services to meet the psychosocial needs of patients and their families, to help them improve, restore, and maintain their maximum level of coping. This role utilizes community resources and the interdisciplinary team to aid in this process.

Requirements

Master of Science in Social Work required
At least one (1) year of social work experience in a healthcare setting required.
Florida Licensure required to be titled "social worker" or practice social work; LBSW or LCSW.

Responsibilities

Communicates identified needs and potential solutions to clinical team and supervisor.
Functions as an interdisciplinary team (IDT) member and attends and participates in staff meetings, educational programs, and community events, as requested.
Completes psychosocial assessment on each assigned patient, as indicated by corporate policy and documents findings in a timely manner.
Completes Support Services Assessment, as appropriate.
Reviews and explains home health services, as appropriate, to patient's financial classification.
Develops and updates care plans.
Monitors hospitalizations and Medicare Part A admissions.
Provides direct social work services.
Obtains physicians order for Home Health Social Services.
Facilitates placements and monitors patient’s adjustment.
Coordinates care giving issues.
Facilitates discharge planning.
Explains and assists with advance directives.
Addresses financial concerns and completed financial assessment.
Contacts community agencies, as appropriate.
Initiates Medicaid spend down.
Assesses appropriateness for Special Concern supplies.
Evaluates insurance concerns.
Develops and utilizes community resources.
Develops and maintains working relationship with community agencies, i.e., long term care facilities, DFS, hospitals, social security office, V.A., etc.
Utilizes available community resources to meet family needs.
Provides education and in-services to contract agencies, as appropriate.
Provides counseling to patient and family.
Collaborates with and provides information to home health interdisciplinary team related to counseling issues.
Provides crisis intervention to patient/family.
Refers to community counseling agencies, as indicated.
Performs other duties as assigned.