Social Worker

Quality Staffing•Greeneville, TN

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Quality Staffing, Inc., also doing business as Goddard Mason Executive Search, a leading full-service employment agency matching qualified talent with some of the area's top companies, is looking for an experienced Social Worker 2 to work through our agency as a contract employee with the Tennessee Department of Health (TN DOH) located in Greeneville, TN. This is an on-site position working from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday for a total of 37.5 hours per week. The pay rate for this position is $27.00 per hour.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Human Services, Healthcare, Public Health, or related field.

Responsibilities

Social support navigation for social determinants of health (SDOH) such as food insecurity, housing insecurity, etc.
Compile and maintain a resource list for SDOH resources including eligibility criteria, referral process, and contact information.
Collaborate with primary care nurses and providers.
Provide in-person or remote social needs screening/assessment with primary care patients referred by nurse or provider.
Coordinate or make aware of social services resources, i.e., housing, clothing, food, mental health services, etc.
Collaborate with other social workers to identify patient and community resources.
Conducting case management activities: Work with hospitals for discharge planning, follow-up, and education.
Assist with obtaining patient records from hospitals.
Assist in securing needed medical equipment through community partners.
Conduct follow-up on care plans.
Identify patients lost to follow-up or overdue for care and assist them in returning to care.
May assist with specialty referral navigation: Schedule, coordinate, and track non-BCS specialist and imaging referrals.
Assist with obtaining patient records from specialists and imaging centers.
Compile and maintain resource list for specialty referrals including eligibility criteria, referral process, cost and contact information.
Assisting patients in locating and accessing low-cost prescription options such as patient assistance programs, discount retailers, etc.: May assist with patient assistance program applications and serve as a patient-provider liaison with the drug companies.
Assist patients with applications for programs such as CoverRx and RxOutreach.
May help with other regional primary care-based initiatives with a social work component.
Documenting in patients' records, updating consults, and tagging provider and/or clinical staff as necessary.
Providing patient education or finding appropriate education resources.
Completing onboarding and orientation.
Participating in regional office and primary care clinical meetings as requested.
Attending provider meetings as requested.
Attending Health Councils and other community meetings to build relationships with social service agencies and promote health department services.
Identifying barriers to care or assistance experienced by our patients and seeking ways to address them.