Medical Social Worker

White River Junction, Vermont

Employer: Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH
Industry: Allied
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Per Diem, Days, Req # 1279
  • PURPOSE
    • As a Medical Social Worker, you will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary health care team that provides skilled nursing and
      rehabilitative care to patients, allowing them to receive the medical care required in the comfort of their own home
  • KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
    • Responsibilities for this Medical Social Worker:
      Provide clinical social evaluations and plan appropriate interventions based on evaluation findings.
      Identify appropriate community resource referrals to address the client's and the family's practical and environmental needs.
      Act as an advocate for both the client and the family, to navigate the patient through the community system.
      Participate in the development of the total plan of care with the multidisciplinary team of VNH clinicians, as appropriate.
      Develop and maintain contracts with public and private agencies as resources for the patient.
      Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives, in community resources to promote the
      patient's health, safety, well-being and independent living.
      Accurately document observations, interventions and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided
      utilizing DHH EMR on both mobile phone app and laptop.
  • MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
    • Prior home care experience is preferred.
  • REQUIRED LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS/REGISTRATIONS SKILLS (Tracked at the department level)
    • MSW Preferred. Master's degree in related field will be considered.
Created: 2024-05-09
Reference: 34957806
Country: United States
State: Vermont
City: White River Junction

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