Medical Social Worker

Job description

Join a Mission That Matters - Medical Social Worker
Location: Suffolk County, Long Island | Full-Time | Non-Profit Healthcare

Make a meaningful difference every day. At Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice of Suffolk (VNSHS), we've spent decades serving our community with compassion, integrity, and innovation. As a Medical Social Worker, you'll work on an interdisciplinary team that delivers life-changing care to patients across Suffolk County.

Your Impact:
The Medical Social Worker is a professional who provides evaluation, assessment, guidance, advice, and counseling to patients in the home care or hospice setting.


You Will:
The Medical Social Worker is a professional who provides evaluation, assessment, guidance, advice, and counseling to patients in the home care or hospice setting.
Assessing client's psychosocial status.
Participate in development of care plans.
Provide social work services including short-term individual counseling, community resource planning, and crisis intervention.
Goal setting, discharge planning, and evaluation.
Identifying existing mental disorder and stress that exacerbates the disorder or symptoms related to terminal illness.
Assessing the patient potential risk of suicide and/or potential for abuse or neglect.
Identifying family dynamics, communication patterns, and involving the family/significant other in the plan of care.
Identifying the developmental level of patient/family/caregiver and obstacles to learning or ability to participate in care of patient.
Evaluating for long-term care when appropriate and assessing ability to accept change in level of care.
Assisting family in assessing financial resources when appropriate.


Qualifications
Graduation from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education with a master's degree in social work.
Must be registered to practice in NYS as a licensed master's social worker or as a licensed clinical social worker.
Minimum of one year of social work experience in a health care setting.
Previous home care experience is desirable, however, experience in a hospital, clinic, or other facility is acceptable.

Perks and Benefits:
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Flexible Spending Account Generous Paid Time Off and Sick Leave Tuition Reimbursement Company-Paid Long-Term Disability Life Insurance (voluntary and employer-paid) 403(b) Retirement Plan + up to 5% Company Match Employee Discounts Supportive and collaborative leadership team

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Ready to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families? Apply today to join a healthcare team that truly cares-about patients, families, and YOU.