Medical Social Worker (LMSW/LCSW) PRN
About The Position
As a per diem Medical Social Worker, you will provide 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 while supporting safe and effective care transitions. You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to connect patients with community resources and provide counseling. You will assist patients and families with health-related concerns, provide social work services according to the plan of care, and educate patients, families, and team members about medical social work interventions and the treatment plan. You will also coordinate care planning, transfers, and discharges, and identify and address risks in the patient's environment in coordination with the physician and other healthcare team members.
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).
- Current CPR certification.
- At least 1 year of social work experience in a healthcare setting.
- Meet state and federal requirements for the position.
Responsibilities
- Assist patients and families with health-related financial, social, and emotional concerns and with effective coping skills.
- Provide social work services in accordance with the plan of care.
- Communicate changes in the patient's clinical status promptly to other healthcare team members and care center office staff.
- Educate patients, family members, and other team members on medical social work interventions and the treatment plan.
- Perform care planning, transfer, and discharge functions.
- Identify risks or threats to the patient's health in their environment and promptly implement appropriate interventions to reduce risks.
- Communicate identified patient risks or threats to the physician and other healthcare team members to coordinate care effectively.
- 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.
