Home Health : Medical Social Worker - Port Charlotte

Duties of Position :

The Medical Social Worker provides medical social services to clients in their homes in accord a nce with physician orders and under the direction and sup e rvision of the Director of N u rsing or other app r opriate supervi s or.

Responsibilities of Position :

• Assesses the client's potential to cope with his / her social and health p r oble m
• Acts as con s ultant to the members of the health team; helps the team understand t h e social, e m otional and envi r on m en t al factors related to the client ' s health p r oble m
• Helps clients to utilize the resources of their families and the community.
• Provides rehabilitative and supportive ca s
• Assists clients and their families cope with personal and environmental difficulties which might predi s pose them t o illness or might interfere with their ability to obtain maximum benefits.
• Assists in the client's admission process to the Agency by performing the initial evaluation and assessment of the clien t 's psy c ho s ocial status as well as an assessment of the client's home and family to identify socioeconomic a nd emotional factors that will affect the treatment plan.
• Assists in d e velop m ent and i m ple m entation of the interdisciplinary client care plan as it pertains to medical s o cial work.
• Observes, records and reports changes in t h e client ' s e m otional and s o cial factors that affect the client ' s illness and his / her need for care as well as his / her response to treatment.
• Con s ults with the attending physician c o ncerning alteration of the plan of t r eat m
• Enters clinical notes into EMR within required hours of scheduled visit (24 hrs. for non-Oasis visits / 48 hrs. for Oasis visits) and progress notes and other clinical record forms outlining the services rendered.
• Evaluates the client's and fa m ily ' s responses to, and eff e ctiveness of, the m edical social work intervention.
• C onfir ms , on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits with the D i rector of N u rsing t o facilitate coordination of other staff visits.
• Participates in Agency activities and co m m ittees that include staff development and in-service education when appropriate.
• S upe r v ises the social work assistant once m on t
• Participates in discharge pl a n
• Assumes responsibility for s e lf-development by continually striving to imp r ove his / her Medical Social Worker practice through formal education, attendance at workshops and conferences, active particip a tion in p r ofessional and relat e d org a nizational m eetings, and individual research and reading.
• Complies with Agency dress code policy.
• Maintains efficient flow of Agency work by reporting to work at assigned or scheduled times; follows procedures for notification of absence or time off requests.
• Maintains current TB testing (refer to Health Screening Policy).

Job Conditions :

Position requires the ability to communicate well orally and in writing. On occasion, may be required to bend, stoop, reach and move client weight up to 250 pounds and to lift and / or car r y up to 30 pounds. Hearing, eyesight and physical dexterity must be sufficient to perform a physical assessment of the client's condition; to perform and demonstrate client care; and, to assess a client's home that may not be wheelchair accessible.

Qualifications :

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee will be expected to perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and / or other management personnel. The company reserves the right to revise and / or change job descriptions and responsibilities as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

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