Medical Social Worker
About The Position
Make a Difference Where It Matters Most At Rocky Mountain Care, we believe every patient deserves Simply the Best Care — compassionate, individualized care that respects dignity, supports independence, and focuses on what matters most to each person and family. We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Medical Social Worker (MSW) to join our Home Health & Hospice team based out of Tooele, Utah. This is an opportunity to do meaningful work in the lives of patients and families while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team dedicated to quality care and exceptional service. If you are a social worker who brings empathy, clinical skill, professionalism, and a genuine desire to help patients navigate some of life's most important moments, we would love to hear from you.
Requirements
- Master of Social Work (MSW) degree.
- Current, unencumbered Utah social work licensure appropriate for the position.
- Strong clinical, organizational, assessment, and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with patients, families, caregivers, and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet documentation and scheduling deadlines.
- Compassion, professionalism, integrity, and respect for patients and families.
Nice To Haves
- Home health, hospice, medical social work, palliative care, or healthcare experience is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Providing psychosocial assessment, counseling, support, and social work services to patients and families.
- Helping patients and families navigate emotional, social, financial, and community-resource needs.
- Supporting patients and families as they make decisions and plan for changing healthcare needs.
- Providing compassionate emotional support related to serious illness, end-of-life care, grief, loss, and life transitions.
- Connecting patients and families with appropriate community resources and support services.
- Participating as an active member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT).
- Communicating effectively with patients, families, physicians, nurses, therapists, and other members of the care team.
- Completing accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with applicable regulations and organizational standards.
- Supporting individualized care plans that promote dignity, comfort, quality of life, and patient independence.
- Maintaining professional standards while managing multiple patients, priorities, and deadlines.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
