Licensed Medical Social Worker - LMSW PRN Home Health El Paso, Texas

Job Description

Job Description

Job Posting:   PRN LMSW  (Home Health) - El Paso, TX

Location: El Paso, Texas

Company: Tender Care Home Health & Hospice

About Us:

At  Tender Care Home Health & Hospice , we pride ourselves on providing compassionate, patient-centered care that elevates the quality of life for our patients and their families. We’re a family-centered organization that values teamwork, growth, and excellence in every aspect of what we do.

Tender Care Home Health & Hospice currently has excellent career opportunities for Physical Therapist Assistants) to provide individualized, goal-directed care.

What We Offer PRN Employees:

• Competitive salary to reward your expertise
• Company Branding
• A supportive and family-oriented culture

The Medical Social Worker assists the physician and other team members in understanding the significant social and emotional factors related to the patient’s health problems.

  Report to: Clinical Supervisor

Job Duties (include, but are not limited to the following):

• Assists the physician and other team members in understanding the significant social and emotional factors related to the patient’s health problems.
• Assesses psychosocial situation of patient/caregivers referred to the Homecare Agency. Assists them to understand and follow the medical recommendations made by the Homecare Agency team in order to restore the patient to the optimum social and health adjustment within the patient’s capacity. Carries out social evaluations and participates in the development of the plan of care.
• Provides information and referral services for Agency patients and families regarding practical and environmental needs. Provides information to patients and families on financial assistance programs and resources.
• Assists the patient and family with personal and environmental difficulties which pre-dispose toward illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care.
• Serves as liaison between patients or families and community agencies.
• Maintains collaborative relationships with Homecare Agency staff to support patient care.
• Maintains and develops contact with public and private agencies as resources for patients and staff. Uses state hotline appropriately in crisis situations.
• Works with patient families as needed to provide the best care for the patient.
• Utilizes appropriate community resources.
• Participates in discharge planning.
• Participates in education programs.
• Acts as a consultant to Homecare Agency care staff inter-disciplinary team members.
• Confers with the family, referring physician, and other agency professional staff to obtain information to promote coordinated, efficient, and quality patient care.
• Performs and submits required documentation of patient’s evaluations, plan of care, clinical notes, and progress reports, summaries along with changes in orders. All patient visit notes must be turned in the next scheduled work day, not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours.
• Complies with Homecare Agency’s Compliance Plan.
• Complies with Homecare Agency’s Infection Control Policies.
• Complies with Homecare Agency’s HIPAA Policies.

Knowledge and Competency : Must demonstrate basic knowledge of all job duties in the Medical Social Worker description. Must have the ability to follow instructions from the physician, DON/Agency Supervisor and other professional staff. Ability to communicate effectively with managers, patients, families and co-workers. Must have effective means of transportation, which will enable employee to make visits to patients’ homes if needed. Must be able to assess safety of home situations for self, patients, and other staff members, including physical and psychological dangers. Must have the ability to effectively cope with patients, families and all others with varying backgrounds, socioeconomic conditions, and value judgments. Skills include the ability to use cognizant approach to problem solving in delivering patient care with considerations being given to the patient’s past experience, finances and other resources. Skills are needed to assess both physical and psychological needs of patients and institute the appropriate nursing intervention. Must possess ingenuity to handle medical and situational emergencies.Maintains confidentiality of information relating to patient. Will discuss only those aspects necessary to care and treatment of patient with those directly involved in the patient’s care.

May be requested to work weekends, holidays, and occasional overtime. Must be able to work alone without usual support systems immediately available in acute care settings. Must have the ability to deal with abrupt schedule changes and to maintain objectivity in coping with the stress of working with acute, chronic and terminally ill patients.

Position Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Current license in the state of practice (if required) with one year social work experience in a health care setting.
• CPR 
• Prefer experience with the Medicare program and participation in community agency activities.

Why Join Us?

At Tender Care, you’ll have the chance to work in an environment that values your contributions, nurtures your professional growth, and empowers you to make a difference in the lives of those we serve.

How to Apply:

Apply directly on  Indeed or  LinkedIn by submitting your resume.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Tender Care family!

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