Home Health MSW - Social Worker

Position Overview The Medical Social Worker provides emotional support, counseling, and resource coordination to patients facing terminal illness. This role plays a key part in the delivery of holistic care and ensures that patients' psychosocial needs are met with dignity and respect. Job Type: PRN Location: Spring Hill, TN (On the road) Responsibilities Assist the patient and family with health related financial, social and emotional concerns and assist with effective coping skills. Provide social work services in accordance with the plan of care. Ensure that changes in the patient's clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and the agency in a timely manner. Educate the patient and family members and other team members on medical social work interventions and treatment plan. Perform care planning, transfer and discharge functions. Identify risks or threats to the patient's health in the patient's environment and promptly implement appropriate interventions to reduce risks. Communicate identification of risks/threats to the patient, the physician, and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate care effectively. Must Haves Master's degree (MSW) or (BSW) from a school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Current and unencumbered Social Worker License in the state where services are rendered. One (1) year of social work experience in a health care setting. Current CPR certification, driver's license, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation. Ability to reliably commute to multiple patient residences daily within the geographic area assigned. Benefits Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Pre‑Tax Savings Accounts and ancillary benefits. 100% Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance & Employee Assistance Program. Generous Paid Time Off plan and 6 paid holidays annually. Employee Referral Bonuses. 401K Retirement Plan & Employer Match. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability. #J-18808-Ljbffr Deercreekseniorliving