Medical Social Worker MSW Homne Health

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Middlebury - CTtime type:
Part time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR-131233

At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.
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* Job Description:

**** Medical Social Wo
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** At Elara Caring, we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live. We know there’s no place like home, and that’s why our teams continue to provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their preferred home setting. Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their journey of health, we care.

Each team member has a part to play in this mission. This means you have countless ways to make a difference as a
** Medical Social Worker (MSW).
** Being a part of something this great starts by carrying out our mission every day through your true calling: developing an amazing team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers.

As a growing organization, we invite you to share your information with us for consideration for future career opportunities. This is an exciting chance to connect with our compassionate and dedicated team, who truly value your unique skills and experiences in delivering exceptional care to those we serve

To continue to be an industry pioneer in delivering unparalleled care, we need
** a Medical Social Worker (MSW)
*** Work in a collaborative environment.
* Be rewarded with a unique opportunity to make a difference
* Competitive compensation package
* Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff and continuing education opportunities for all employees at no cost
* Opportunities for advancement
* Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
* 401(K) with employer match
* Paid time off, paid holidays, family, and pet bereavement

As a
** Medical Social Worker (MSW),
** you’ll contribute to our success in the following ways:
* Ensures that all activities are performed aligned with the vision of Elara Caring’s board of directors, executive team, and the leadership of the Home Health team.
* Assesses patients to identify the psychosocial, financial, and environmental needs of patients as evidenced by documentation, clinical records, case conferences, team report, call-in logs, and on-site evaluations.
* Make the initial social work evaluation visit and reevaluate the patient’s social work needs during each following visit.
* Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in condition or environment to the Supervisor, the physician and/or other personnel involved with patient care.
* Reports unsafe conditions and the outcome of each visit to the appropriate Supervisor by the end of the day.
* Implements the plan for patient safety, using patient, family, and community resources.
* Participates in implementation and development of the Plan of Care to ensure quality and continuity of care and proper discharge planning.
* Verifies the Plan of Care prior to each visit and provides care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, and established standards and guidelines.
* Initiates and revises the Plan of Care in response to identified patient care issues.
* Writes physician orders to cover additional visits and changes to the plan of care, per agency policy.
* Incorporates patient care goals established in the plan of care, as evidenced by documentation in clinical note.
* Performs appropriate skilled services/interventions in accordance with accepted standards of practice and certified by the patient’s physician.
* Counsels, instructs, and includes the patient and family in following the Plan of Care and meeting social work-related needs.
* Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree in Social Work from a school of Social Work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education
* 1+ year of social work experience in a healthcare setting.
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