Medical Social Worker- Home Health-Kitsap County

Pennant Group•Port Orchard, WA

16d•$40 - $45•Remote

About The Position

Signature Healthcare at Home is a leading provider of home health in Oregon and Washington, offering innovative home-based healthcare solutions. The team is dedicated to enhancing the lives of clients by helping them achieve and sustain health, activity, and independence, guided by the principle of “Care Where You Are.” As a subsidiary of The Pennant Group, Signature Healthcare at Home combines the stability of a large network with local operational autonomy. This role focuses on partnering with the team to support high-risk patients for rehospitalization, ensuring they receive necessary resources through in-home social services.

Requirements

Must have a master’s or doctoral degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Minimum of one year's social work experience in health care setting.
Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
Possesses and maintains current CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a home health care preferred.

Responsibilities

Assesses the psychosocial status of patients related to the patient’s illness and environment per the company’s Psychosocial Assessment Policy. Issues identified related to patient coping will be included in the comprehensive assessment and addressed in the plan of care.
Provides rehabilitative and supportive social casework geared toward restoring patients to their optimum level of social and health adjustment. This includes assisting patients and their families in understanding, accepting, and following medical recommendations.
Helps patients utilize the resources of their families and the community. This may be accomplished by either referring patients to resources or acting as a liaison/advocate on behalf of the patients in their dealings with other health and welfare agencies.
Maintains a list of public and private agencies as resources for the patient and organization personnel.
Assists patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties, which predispose them toward illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. These range from counseling members of the patient’s family to assisting patients with admission into facility-based care.
Consults with physician and other members of the health team for the purpose of assisting them to understand the significant social, emotional, and environmental factors related to the patient’s health problems.
Documents all assessments, plans of care and clinical progress notes in the medical record in a timely manner
Attends case conference meetings.
Participates in staff development activities and in-service education.
Participates in the development and revision of physician’s plan of treatment for the patient.
Participates in discharge planning.
Acts as consultant for other agency clinical personnel.
Communicates effectively with all providing care.
Confirms on a weekly basis the scheduling of visits with Case Manager to coordinate necessary visits with other agency clinical personnel.
Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Supports the mission, values and goals of Signature Healthcare at Home.