Medical Social Worker

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As the Per diem Medical Social Worker you will provide psychosocial support, assessment, and care coordination to patients and families receiving services in the home. This role addresses emotional, social, financial, and environmental factors that impact health and recovery while supporting safe and effective care transitions. As the Medical Social Worker you will collaborate closely with the interdisciplinary team to connect patients with community resources and provide counseling.

• 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

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

• Masters 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)
• Has one year of social work experience in a health care setting
• Meets state and federal requirements for this position
• Current CPR certification

$28.75 - $43.10 hourly rate

Annual total cash compensation for this role assumes full-time employment (40 weekly hours) at full productivity and generally follows the range above. Total cash compensation includes earnings from per visit point pay and hourly pay and is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience and may increase over time based on productivity and performance in the role.

This role receives two types of compensation depending on the work being performed. When conducting visits, you will be paid per visit point rate compensation. Your per visit pay will be calculated by multiplying your per visit point rate by the productivity points you accrue for various types of visits. Each type of visit is assigned a certain number of productivity points that is inclusive of 'direct' and 'indirect' patient care activities.

Visits are assigned based on patient and business needs. The number of visits performed each week will vary based on individual productivity targets and the productivity points assigned to the visits performed. You will be paid your hourly rate for certain non-visit activities such as orientation. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your pay, we offer benefits such as, a…