Medical Social Worker

Amedisys, Inc. • Shelton, CT

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Social Worker assists patients and their families with health-related financial, social, and emotional concerns, promoting effective coping skills. This role involves providing social work services aligned with the plan of care, ensuring timely communication of patient status changes to the healthcare team and office staff. The Medical Social Worker also educates patients, families, and team members on interventions and treatment plans, performs care planning, transfer, and discharge functions, and identifies and mitigates environmental risks to patient health by collaborating with physicians and the healthcare team.

Requirements

• 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

• Choice of PPO or HSA medical plans with free telehealth.
• Paid time off.
• Up to $1,000 in free healthcare services with Amedisys HSA plan.
• Up to $500 in wellness rewards for activities-use for spa, gym, sports, hobbies, pets and more.
• Mental health support with up to five free counseling sessions through the 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level