Home Health MSW - Social Worker

Job Title: Social Worker – Home Health Job Location: Dickson, TN Office: Home Care Solutions Job Type: Full Time We are looking for an MSW to join our Home Health team. Come make a difference in the Dickson area and surrounding communities! At Home Care Solutions, our employees enjoy: Opportunities to build trusted relationships and connections while providing care to patients. To be valued and respected by patients and their families. A sense of security, incredible team support, and flexibility for work-life balance. Leadership development opportunities – we value internal advancement in areas of interest to our employees. 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. 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. Communicates identification of risks/ threats to the patient, the physician, and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate care effectively. THE MUST HAVES: Master's degree (MSW) or (BSW) from a school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Must have a current and unencumbered Social Worker License in the state where services are rendered. Must have 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. Must be able to reliably commute to multiple patient residences daily within the geographic area assigned. Full-Time Benefits Include: 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 Home Care Solutions, an affiliate of The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG), is the employer for this position as stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health, hospice, and home care agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at Work Location: On the road At Home Care Solutions, we deliver more than care. We deliver life-changing service by bringing skilled, compassionate healthcare directly to the homes of Tennessee families — helping them recover from illness or surgery, manage chronic conditions, and live with dignity and independence. 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