Medical Social Worker
About The Position
Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services. The Medical Social Worker provides psychosocial support, assessment, and care coordination to patients and families receiving services in the home. The role addresses emotional, social, financial, and environmental factors that affect health and recovery, supports safe and effective care transitions, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to connect patients with community resources and provide counseling. The position provides social work services in accordance with the plan of care, helps patients and families manage health-related concerns and develop coping skills, and communicates changes in clinical status and identified risks to the appropriate members of the care team. It also includes education, care planning, transfer, and discharge functions. The role is described as per diem. The hourly pay range is $35.90 to $47.90, based on full-time employment.
Requirements
- Master's and/or doctorate degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
- Active licensure in Medical Social Work (LMSW) or Clinical Social Work (LCSW).
- At least one year of social work experience in a healthcare setting.
- Meet state and federal requirements for the position.
- Current CPR certification.
Responsibilities
- Assist patients and families with health-related financial, social, and emotional concerns and support the development of effective coping skills.
- Provide social work services in accordance with the plan of care.
- Communicate changes in the patient's clinical status to other healthcare team members and care center office staff 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 environmental risks or threats to the patient's health, implement appropriate interventions promptly, and communicate identified risks to the physician and other healthcare team members to coordinate care.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
