What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Medical Social Worker position at Allcare Home Health?
About the Job :
ALL CARE and COMCARE home health provider group has an immediate opening for a FULL-TIME (field-based) California-licensed Medical Social Worker to work as a home visiting social worker to cover Los Angeles, Ca and it's neighboring areas. Preferably looking for a social worker who is competent and experienced in assessment / charting, a fast learner, and has good communication skills.
This opportunity is also open to an experienced MSW and a self-starter in home health. We welcome highly motivated and positive-minded MSW who are willing to pursue the appropriate training to hone your home health practice. If you're committed to caring, highly trainable, and a fast learner, you will love growing with us as we train you of our best practices which ALL CARE and COMCARE is known for in the last 30 years in the community that we serve.
Responsibilities :
- Assess and provides psychosocial support and resource coordination to patients receiving home health services, focusing on the social and emotional aspects or their illness, assisting with challenges related to their care, and connecting them with necessary community resources to optimize their well-being at home.
- Conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments to identify patients' needs, including their social support system, financial situation, emotional state, and potential barriers to care.
- Maintains clinical records on all patients referred to social work.
- Provides information and referral services for organization patients and families / caregivers regarding practical and environmental needs.
- Maintains collaborative relationships with organization personnel to support patient care.
- Will coordinates and directs the home care patient's based on individual patient needs.
- Cares for a caseload of home health patients by evaluating the patient for appropriateness of home health and developing the home care plan in conjunction with the physician.
- Educates patients, families, caregivers and community providers to safely perform care.
- Assesses the home environment for safety, infection control, and community resource needs.
- Collaborating with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop individualized care plans that address patients' social and emotional needs, incorporating them into their overall treatment plan.
- Providing individual and family counseling to patients and caregivers regarding coping mechanisms for illness, grief, stress management, and decision-making related to healthcare.
- Identifying and linking patients to community resources such as financial assistance programs, transportation services, support groups, and other social services to address needs beyond medical care.
- Educating caregivers about the patient's condition, providing strategies for managing care at home, and offering emotional support to caregivers.
- Maintaining detailed documentation of patient assessments, interventions, care plans, and communication with other healthcare providers.
- Case coordination.
- Attend team in-services.
Qualifications :
Your CONSISTENT home visits can earn a working track record compatible with the required experience in your future Home Health Social Worker career advancement within All Care Comcare / Provider group of companies.
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Others ( To follow ) :
Medical specialties :
Supplemental schedule :
Weekly schedule :
Ability to Relocate :
Work Location : On the road.
Salary : $30 - $35
