Social Worker

Quality Staffing Inc. also doing business as Goddard Mason Executive Search a leading full-service employment agency matching qualified talent with some of the areas top companies is looking for an experienced Social Worker 2 to work through our agency as a contract employee with the Tennessee Department of Health (TN DOH) located in Selmer TN. This is an on-site position working from 8 : 00 am to 4 : 30 pm Monday through Friday for a total of 37.5 hours per week. The pay rate for this positionis $27.00 per hour.

Social Worker Job Duties and Responsibilities will include :

The Clinical Care Team will take referrals from primary care providers and will work with the primary care team to accomplish the following tasks :

• Social support navigation for social determinants of health (SDOH) such as food insecurity housing insecurity etc. :
• Compile and maintain a resource list for SDOH resources including eligibility criteria referral process and contact information.
• Collaborate with primary care nurse and providers.
• Provide in-person or remote social needs screening / assessment with primary care patients referred by nurse or provider.
• Coordinate or make aware of social services resources i.e. housing clothing food mental health services etc.
• Collaborate with other social workers to identify patient and community resources.
• Conduct case management activities :
• Work with hospitals for discharge planning follow-up and education.
• Assist with obtaining patient records from hospitals.
• Assist in securing needed medical equipment through community partners.
• Conduct follow-up on care plans.
• Identify patients lost to follow-up or overdue for care and assist them in returning to care.
• May assist with specialty referral navigation :
• Schedule coordinate and track non-BCS specialist and imaging referrals.
• Assist with obtaining patient records from specialists and imaging centers.
• Compile and maintain resource list for specialty referrals including eligibility criteria referral process cost and contact information.
• Assist patients to locate and access low-cost prescription options such as patient assistance programs discount retailers etc. :
• May assist with patient assistance program applications and serve as a patient-provider liaison with the drug companies.
• Assist patient with applications for programs such as CoverRx and RxOutreach.
• May help with other regional primary care-based initiatives with a social work component.
• Document in patients record update consults and tag provider and / or clinical staff as necessary.
• Provide patient education or find appropriate education resources.

Additional Expectations and Information for Social Worker position :

Education Requirements for Social Worker position :

Benefits Include :

Interested Here is how to apply :

Quality Staffing Inc. and our subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status or disability status.

Key Skills

Motivational Interviewing,Acute Care,Crisis Intervention,Behavioral Health,Intake Experience,Hospice Care,Case Management,Home Care,Child Welfare,Experience with Children,Social Work,Addiction Counseling

Employment Type : Contract

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1