Medical Social Worker, Hospice, Full time

BAYADA Home Health Care•Norwich, VT

21h•$36 - $39•Hybrid

About The Position

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an energetic and experienced Medical Social Worker, MSW, for a full-time opportunity performing hospice visits. This role is integral to a multi-disciplinary health care team providing skilled nursing and palliative care to clients, enabling them to remain at home. The position involves making home visits within designated geographic territories, assisting the team in understanding social and emotional factors affecting client health, and providing clinical social evaluations with appropriate interventions. The Medical Social Worker will also identify community resources, act as an advocate for clients and families, participate in care plan development, develop agency contracts, educate patients and families on community resources, and accurately document services provided using a tablet.

Requirements

A minimum of a Masters in Social Work, with at least 2 years of community-based experience.
Accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education, as demonstrated by school transcript or degree.
Demonstrated ability to read, write, and effectively communicate in English.
Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.
Ability to travel to cases, as assigned.

Nice To Haves

Prior home care experience preferred, but not required.
Home care experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Making home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
Assist our team in understanding the social and emotional factors related to our clients’ health problems.
Provide clinical social evaluations and plan appropriate interventions based on evaluation findings.
Identify appropriate community resource referrals to address the client’s and the family’s practical and environmental needs.
Act as an advocate for both the client and the family to navigate the patient through the community system.
Participate in the development of the total plan of care with the multidisciplinary team of BAYADA clinicians, as appropriate.
Develop and maintain contracts with public and private agencies as resources for the patient.
Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives in community resources to promote the patient's health, safety, well-being, and independent living.
Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.