Senior Care Social Worker

POSITION SUMMARY : The Senior Care Social Worker is an integral member of an interdisciplinary team (IDT) and provides comprehensive psychosocial needs assessments for patients and families dealing with aging and serious and / or life threatening illnesses. They help alleviate the burden on family members by assessing the patient's and family's economic, psychosocial, and spiritual needs, and then helping to obtain resources to meet those needs. This position also works closely with the care coordination team to ensure timely and thoughtful transitions of care. The senior care social worker will take a leadership role in the development of quality improvement initiatives that support the goals of age friendly and senior care across the care continuum. This position will work closely with our clinician group, and may be required to provide coverage in all clinic settings.