What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Medical Social Worker position at AMERICAN HOME HEALTH AGENCY?
SEEKING PRN IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: Miami-Dade, Broward
Job Summary
We are looking for a qualified Medical Social Worker to join our team! You will play a crucial role in evaluating patients and developing individual treatment plans in collaboration with patients’ physicians.
Operating with professional expertise and deep care for patients, you are a natural problem solver and self-starter. You enjoy working in fast-paced environments that afford you the autonomy to bring your best.
Operating with professional expertise and deep care for patients, you are a natural problem solver and self-starter. You enjoy working in fast-paced environments that afford you the autonomy to bring your best.
Responsibilities
- Implement standards of care for medical social work services
- Participate in patients’ plans of care.
- Perform patient evaluations and help develop a treatment plan with patients’ physicians
- Assess the psychosocial status of the patients as related to their illness
- Make follow-up visits to assess and continue the plans of care
- Plan interventions based on patient's needs and findings
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in social work
- Minimum one year of experience in health care and social work
- Current CPR certification
- Valid driver’s license
- Psych experience is a plus