PRN Licensed Medical Social Worker, MSW
Pinnacle Home Care•Crystal River, FL
•Onsite
About The Position
Pinnacle Home Care is hiring a Licensed Medical Social Worker (MSW) to provide compassionate, patient-centered care in clients’ homes. The role supports patients and families in addressing social, emotional, environmental, and socioeconomic factors that affect health, treatment, and recovery. The Medical Social Worker contributes to admission assessments, interdisciplinary care planning, ongoing evaluation, and discharge planning, while coordinating with physicians and other members of the health team. The position also involves maintaining clinical records, supporting patient rights and safety, and participating in the Agency’s quality assurance, infection control, and professional development activities.
Requirements
- Master’s degree from a school of social work approved by the DCS, Administrator, Executive Director, and Quality Assurance department staff.
- Must have or be in the process of acquiring certification from the Academy of Certified Social Workers.
- Two years of experience, including at least one year in a healthcare setting such as a hospital, clinic, or rehabilitation center.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to access clients’ homes, which may not be routinely wheelchair accessible.
- Hearing, eyesight, and physical dexterity sufficient to perform a physical assessment and client care.
- Ability to walk, sit, stoop, stand, lift clients, and turn clients.
Responsibilities
- Perform initial evaluations during client admission, assessing psychosocial status and identifying socioeconomic and emotional factors affecting the treatment plan.
- Help develop and implement the interdisciplinary client care plan as it relates to medical social work.
- Observe, record, and report changes in clients’ emotional and social factors that affect illness, care needs, and responses to treatment.
- Consult with the attending physician about changes to the treatment plan.
- Maintain and submit clinical records, including initial evaluations, care plans, and daily notes.
- Evaluate clients’ and families’ responses to medical social work interventions and their effectiveness.
- Confirm weekly visit scheduling with the Director of Clinical Services to coordinate visits by other staff.
- Participate in Agency activities and committees, including staff development and in-service education when appropriate.
- Participate in discharge planning.
- Pursue continuing professional development through education, workshops, conferences, professional meetings, research, and reading.
- Assess clients’ potential to cope with social and health problems.
- Consult with health team members about social, emotional, and environmental factors related to clients’ health problems.
- Help clients use family and community resources.
- Provide rehabilitative and supportive casework.
- Help clients and families cope with personal and environmental difficulties that could predispose them to illness or interfere with receiving maximum benefit from medical care.
- Understand and participate in the Agency’s QAPI program as required by its policies and procedures.
- Manage and follow up on customer complaints according to Agency policy.
- Protect patient rights and understand the Agency’s responsibilities and policies concerning patient rights and discharge.
- Recognize potential signs of abuse or neglect and follow required reporting steps.
- Design and identify individualized, patient-centered goals with realistic, measurable timeframes.
- Follow infection prevention and control practices and participate in the Agency’s infection control program.
- Acknowledge the bag technique policy and demonstrate competence when applicable.
- Use CRT, a calculator, a multi-line telephone, a copy machine, hand-washing materials, and PPE.
Benefits
- Free continuing education units (CEUs) to support licensure and career advancement.
- Employee referral program with rewards.
- Flexible scheduling.
- Supportive, collaborative team culture.
