Medical Social Work PRN Hospice
About The Position
As a per diem Medical Social Worker with Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, you provide psychosocial support, assessment, and care coordination to patients and families receiving services in the home. You address emotional, social, financial, and environmental factors that affect health and recovery, support safe and effective care transitions, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to connect patients with community resources and provide counseling. You assist patients and families with health-related concerns and coping skills, deliver social work services according to the plan of care, and help coordinate care planning, transfers, and discharges. You communicate changes in clinical status and identified environmental risks to the appropriate healthcare team members, and educate patients, families, and team members about medical social work interventions and the treatment plan. Other duties may be assigned.
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).
- Driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.
- Current CPR certification.
- One 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 support effective coping skills.
- Provide social work services in accordance with the plan of care.
- Communicate changes in a patient’s clinical status to other healthcare team members and care center office staff in a timely manner.
- Educate patients, family members, and other team members about medical social work interventions and the treatment plan.
- Perform care planning, transfer, and discharge functions.
- Identify risks or threats to patient health in the home 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.
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Career Level
Mid Level
