Medical Social Worker

Medical Social Worker at Hospice Acquisition Company, LLC summary :

The Medical Social Worker at Crossbridge Hospice provides social casework to patients and families, addressing social, emotional, and financial factors related to health issues. They collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to assess needs, facilitate referrals, and ensure holistic, age-friendly care following 4Ms principles. The role requires a Master's degree in Social Work, licensure, clinical proficiency, and experience in hospice or palliative care is preferred.

At Crossbridge Hospice, we believe a job is a good fit when the role aligns with your personal values, reflects your interests, utilizes your strengths, and provides opportunities for development and growth.

At Crossbridge Hospice, LLC, we are committed to cultivating a workplace where people feel empowered to thrive. By matching individuals with roles that resonate with their purpose and aspirations, we foster a community driven by authenticity, innovation, and shared growth. We believe that when people bring their whole selves to work, remarkable things happen—for our teams, our patients and their families, and the communities we serve.

The role

The Medical Social Worker (MSW) is a qualified professional who, in accordance with the plan of treatment, assists the physician and other team members in understanding the significant social and emotional factors related to the health problems.

Key Responsibilities :

• Provide social casework as an entity, where appropriate, to individuals and families receiving nursing or other services from the Agency
• Assess, when appropriate, a family's financial situation taking into consideration the patient's prognosis and medical needs, and referring to an Agency for financial assistance if indicated, interpreting the medical situation to the referring Agency and generally facilitating the process of referral
• Respond to referrals for casework by Agency staff or professionals from outside the Agency providing service as appropriate
• Participate in Agency IDG team conferences identifying social problems, their severity, and their inter-relatedness to the medical situation, as well as assessing a family's strengths and weaknesses and discussing alternate methods of alleviating the situation
• Refer patients and families to community agencies with appropriate follow-up
• Participate in case conferences with other agencies
• Interpret social resources to staff and health services to special agencies
• Be responsible to ensure the use of the 4Ms (What Matters to the patient, Medications, Mentation, and Mobility) and provide Age-Friendly Care

Skills and Experience Required :

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience :

Keywords :

medical social worker, hospice social work, palliative care social worker, case management, patient advocacy, social work licensure, clinical social worker, home health care, 4Ms care model, emr documentation