Medical Social Worker

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for managing all aspects of the provision of patient Social Services for patients and families. Establishes, implements, and evaluates goals and objectives for Social Services to meet and promote the standards of quality and contribute to the patients improvement during course of illness.

• Direct the implementation of improved work methods and procedures to ensure social services are delivered in accordance with Home Health policy.
• Ensure seamless home care service delivery by providing direct oversight of coordination of care with other home health clinical service providers.
• DPCS / Clinical Supervisor recruits, selects, orients, and directly manages members of the Social Service team.
• DPCS / Clinical Supervisor supervises the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of Social Service clinical care by members of the social work team providing care to home health patients.
• MSW/LCSW submits specific and timely documentation of Social Services in clinical records in compliance with CA, federal, and ACHC standards.
• MSW/LCSW provides leadership in strategic planning including identifying opportunities for additional or improved Social Services to address unmet patient/family Social Services needs during illness and recovery.
• MSW/LCSW maintains comprehensive working knowledge of the field of social work and shares information with appropriate organization personnel.
• MSW/LCSW maintains comprehensive working knowledge of Aevum Home Health Inc. contractual relationships and ensures that Social Services are delivered according to contract provisions for patient services.
• MSW/LCSW maintains comprehensive working knowledge of community resources and assists referral sources in accessing community resources should services not be provided by Aevum Home Health Inc.
• MSW/LCSW plans and implements Inservice and continuing education programs to meet the development needs of the home health staff.
• MSW/LCSW actively participates in Case Conferences, Quality Assessment Performance Improvement teams and activities.
• Supervisor/DPCS shall develop a supervisory plan that describes the goals and objectives of supervision and shall complete and sign under penalty of perjury the “Supervisory Plan,” form 41800‑37A‑521, Rev 3/10. The supervisor shall monitor and evaluate the extent, kind, and quality of counseling performed by direct observation, review of audio or video tapes of therapy, review of progress and process notes and other treatment records, or by any other means deemed appropriate by the supervisor.

• Licensed mental health professionals must include Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT), LCSWs, Licensed Clinical Psychologists, and licensed physicians certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Must meet California Board mandates for Mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory Mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory…