Social Worker - Home Health - Stockton

Social Worker

POSITION SUMMARY :

Assesses social and emotional factors related to the patient's illness, and medical and nursing requirements in the home. Develop and implement a plan for home social work services, including education of patients, family members, and caregivers

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Assist the health care providers in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to the patient's health problems to develop and update the plan of care
• Provide and document services in accordance with state, Medicare, Medi-Cal, and other applicable regulations and standards and third-party payer guidelines
• Assess patient and family and prepare social histories to augment existing service
• Assess, when appropriate, a patient / family's financial situation
• Assist patient and family with personal and environmental difficulties that predispose toward illness or interfere with medical care or cope with terminal illness
• Participate in case management, orientation, care conferences, staff meetings, care planning, discharge planning, and in-service programs and acts as a consultant to other agency personnel

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR :

You are experienced and ready to bring your skills and knowledge to patients who need it most. You excel in building meaningful relationships with patients and their families. You are committed to high-quality nursing care while working independently in a home setting. You thrive in providing the very best care and skilled treatment for patients with chronic conditions, illnesses, surgery or injuries to achieve positive outcomes, improve the quality of life, and reduce risk for hospitalization.

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ABOUT US :

Our unique focus is on patient-centered care and evidence-based medicine. This empowers our patients to achieve their optimal level of independence. We are a home health service provider enhancing the continuity of care for the patients we serve. Our mission is to help them achieve that goal.

We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market-competitive. The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience.

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