Medical Social Worker - LMSW or LCSW

Amedisys, Inc.•Eugene, OR

3d•Remote

About The Position

Are you looking for a rewarding career in homecare? If so, we invite you to join our team at Amedisys, one of the largest and most trusted home health and hospice companies in the U.S. This is a part-time position with day shifts. The role involves assisting patients and families with health-related financial, social, and emotional concerns, providing social work services in accordance with the plan of care, and ensuring timely communication of patient status changes. You will also educate patients, families, and team members on interventions and treatment plans, perform care planning, transfer, and discharge functions, and identify and mitigate environmental risks to patient health.

Requirements

Must have a LMSW license or LCSW Oregon license
Holds a masters or doctorate degree from a school of social work, accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
Has one year of social work experience in a health care setting.
Meets state and federal requirements for this position.
Current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

Assists the patient and family with health related financial, social and emotional concerns and assists with effective coping skills.
Provides social work services in accordance with the plan of care.
Ensures that changes in the patient's clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and the care center office staff in a timely manner.
Educates the patient and family members and other team members on medical social work interventions and treatment plan.
Performs care planning, transfer and discharge functions.
Identifies risks or threats to the patient's health in the patient's environment and promptly implements appropriate interventions to reduce risks. Communicates identification of risks/ threats to the patient to the physician and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate care effectively.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Attractive pay
$50 to $70 per hour
A full benefits package with choice of affordable PPO or HSA medical plans.
Paid time off.
Up to $1,000 in free healthcare services paid by Amedisys yearly, when enrolled in an Amedisys HSA medical plan.
Up to $500 in wellness rewards for completing activities during the year. Use these rewards to support your wellbeing with spa services, gym memberships, sports, hobbies, pets and more.
Mental health support, including up to five free counseling sessions per year through the Amedisys Employee Assistance program.
401(k) with a company match.
Family support with infertility treatment coverage, adoption reimbursement, paid parental and family caregiver leave.
Fleet vehicle program (restrictions apply) and mileage reimbursement.