Social Worker

SOCIAL WORKER Home Health Care Putnam or Dutchess Counties Fee For Service VNS Westchester is a place that current employees consider their home away from home.

At Visiting Nurse Service Westchester, that is our mission, to maintain our standing as a DESTINATION EMPLOYER . “WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE! “ The Home Health Social Worker provides direct casework service within the home and / or in conjunction with another agency.  The scope of Medical Social Work Services includes psychosocial assessment, development and community referral.

Responsibilities :

• Psychosocial evaluation and development of a treatment plan with specific goals in collaboration with the patient, family, physician and other health team members.
• Provides casework and short term counseling services and makes appropriate community referrals to assist with discharge planning process.
• Interprets to members of the health team, patient’s psychosocial dynamics as they affect the multidisciplinary plan of treatment.
• Provides education and consultation with patients / family and agency staff as needed.
• Identifies and reports significant clinical information to the physician, department supervisor / manager and the primary nurse coordinating services.
• Documents all clinical evaluations, treatments and patient’s response to therapeutic interventions on a timely basis.
• Participates in patient care conferences for coordination of services and documents outcomes.

Attends educational programs relevant to the field of social work for enhancement of professional growth.  Qualifications :

FEE For Service Rates :