Job Description Social Worker II Home Care - Sign On Bonus - 2114697 **Primary Location**

: TN-Nashville-Vanderbilt Home Care Services **Description**

**Social Worker 2 - Vanderbilt Home Care Services** **$5000 Sign on Bonus**

**JOB SUMMARY:**

Provides psychosocial assessment of and brief targeted intervention for social, emotional and environmental issues that impact client/family's ability to optimally benefit from care. Actively collaborates with team to meet patient care management and system improvement goals. Represents the Social Work department on institutional and community committees/task forces. Provides leadership for department committees/workgroups. Contributes to the plan of care with knowledge of population specific needs as it relates to the identification of patient psychosocial needs.

**Position Description:**

The Social Worker 2 for Vanderbilt Home Care Services will be serving the home health population, doing 3 to 4 minimum home visits daily. Working closely with other home care clinical staff (Nurses, PT, OT, and SP). Must have Master's Degree and be a Licensed Master Social Worker.

**$5000 Sign on Bonus** *(paid out after 60 days of employment)*

**Position Shift:**

* First Shift

* 40 hour work week

**Department/Unit Summary**

Vanderbilt Home Care is part of one of the countrys most respected medical centers. We provide in-home care for patients with chronic conditions.

**Bringing Vanderbilt Care into Your Home Since 1985**

Vanderbilt Home Care provides caregivers in the patient's own environment under the direction of the patient's physician. When you or your loved one receives care from Vanderbilt Home Care, you are in the hands of highly skilled, compassionate individuals. We take pride in our work and feel privileged to be part of one of the country's most respected medical centers.

**Our Mission and Values:**

Our mission is to provide excellence in home care with the high standards that we would expect for our own family and loved ones. Our values include:

* Support for community based home services through excellence in clinical practice and education

* Patient safety and quality

* Strong interdisciplinary collaboration, communication and partnership

* Evidenced based practice and clinical expertise

* Technology enhanced innovation

The Home Health Quality team is a small task oriented team which consists of a quality educator, a quality data analyst, and quality reviewer. They work closely together with clinical managers to provide meaningful data on home health patient population and clinician best practices.

**Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:** Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. **Vanderbilts** mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

**VUMC Recent Accomplishments**

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

* **US News & World Report:** #1 Hospital in Tennessee, #1 Health Care Provider in Nashville, #1 Audiology ( ), 12 adult and 10 pediatric clinical specialties ranked among the nation's best, #15 Education and Training

* **Truven Health Analytics:** among the top 50 cardiovascular hospitals in the U.S.

* **Becker's Hospital Review:** one of the "100 Greatest Hospitals in America"

* **The Leapfrog Group:** grade "A" in Hospital Safety Score

* **National Institutes of Health:** among the top 10 grant awardees for medical research in the US

* **Magnet Recognition Program:** Vanderbilt nurses are the only group honored in Tennessee

* **Nashville Business Journal:** Middle Tennessee's healthiest employer

* **American Hospital Association:** among the 100 "Most Wired" medical systems in the US

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:**

* Maintains professional documentation which meets department and VUMC standards as it relates to compliance.

* Provides brief targeted interventions for identified clients.

* Completes psychosocial assessment and assists team with the development of the plan of care.

* Provides education and or consultation to clients and families, treatment team and community.

* Contributes to the organization by actively participating in process improvement initiatives and shared decision making.

* The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

**Basic Qualifications**

**Position Qualifications**

***Required:***

* ***Masters Degree***

* ***1 year relevant experience***

* ***Licensed Master Social Worker***

Must hold a current Tennessee Social Work License. Candidates who have recently graduated from an accredited Graduate School of Social Work or have moved to TN with another State's Master Social Work license are allowed a provision to obtain licensure from the TN State Board within six (6) months of hire date.

***Strongly Preferred by Department:***

* 2-5 years of working experience

* Home Health experience

* Experience working with the Tenncare

* Excellent organizational skills

* Excellent communication skills

* Experience working with interdisciplinary team

**Physical Requirements/Strengths needed & Physical Demands:**

* Light Work category requiring exertion up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and uses negligible amounts of force to move objects.

**Movement**

* Occasional: Standing: Remaining on one's feet without moving.

* Occasional: Walking: Moving about on foot.

* Occasional: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another

* Occasional: Lifting over 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects from one level to another, includes upward pulling over 35 lbs, with help of coworkers or assistive device

* Occasional: Carrying under 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.

* Occasional: Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects away from or toward.

* Occasional: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles

* Occasional: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching or maneuvering self, patient and equipment simultaneously while working in large and small spaces

* Occasional: Climbing: Ascending or descending stairs/ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.

* Occasional: Kneeling:Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.

* Occasional: Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.

* Occasional: Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.

* Occasional: Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands.

* Occasional: Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both hands.

* Frequent: Sitting: Remaining in seated position

* Frequent: Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders.

* Frequent: Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers requiring fine manipulation.

**Sensory**

* Continuous: Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.

* Continuous: Auditory: