Medical Social Worker - PRN

Patriot At Home•Akron, OH

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Patriot At Home is seeking a per diem Medical Social Worker to join their team. This role involves making a direct impact in the community while offering opportunities for personal and professional growth. The company values family, employee contributions, and well-being, fostering a supportive environment.

Requirements

The ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing, in English is required.
The ability to access patients’ homes, which may not be routinely wheelchair accessible is required.
Hearing, eyesight, and physical dexterity must be sufficient to perform a physical assessment of the patient's condition and to perform patient care.
Physical activities will include, walking, sitting, stooping, and standing and minimal to maximum lifting of patients and the turning of patients.
Master’s Degree from a School of Social Work, approved by the Council of Social Work Education.
Must have, or be in the process of acquiring, certification from the Academy of Certified Social Workers.
Must have a criminal background check.
Must have current CPR (BLS) certification.

Nice To Haves

Two years’ experience preferred, with at least one year of experience in a healthcare setting (hospital, clinic, rehabilitation center, etc.).

Responsibilities

Assist in the admission process by performing an initial evaluation, assessing the patient’s psychosocial status, and evaluating the patient, family, and home to identify socioeconomic, and emotional, factors that will affect the plan of treatment.
Assist in development, and implementation, of the interdisciplinary patient care plan, as it pertains to medical social work.
Observe, record, and report changes in the patient's emotional, and social factors, that affect the patient's illness, and his/her need for care, and his/her response to treatment.
Consult, with the attending physician, concerning alteration of the plan of treatment.
Assess the patient's potential to cope with his/her social and health problems.
Act as consultant, to the members of the health team; assist them in understanding the social, emotional, and environmental factors, related to the patient's health problems.
Help patients to utilize the resources of their families and the community.
Provide rehabilitative and supportive casework.
Assist patients, and their families, in coping with personal and environmental difficulties, which might predispose them toward illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care.