About This Role
Making a difference every day as a Medical Social Worker, this role assists patients and families with health-related financial, social, and emotional concerns, helping them develop effective coping skills. The position involves providing social work services in accordance with the plan of care and ensuring timely communication of patient status changes to the healthcare team.
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 care center office staff 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 to the physician and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate care effectively
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- LMSW license or LCSW Oregon license
- Master's or doctorate degree from a school of social work, accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
- One year of social work experience in a health care setting
- Meets state and federal requirements for this position
- Current CPR certification
Benefits
- Choice of PPO or HSA medical plans with free telehealth
- Paid time off
- Up to $1,000 in free healthcare services with Amedisys HSA plan
- Up to $500 in wellness rewards for activities (use for spa, gym, sports, hobbies, pets and more)
- Mental health support with up to five free counseling sessions through the Employee Assistance program
- 401(k) with a company match
- Family support with infertility treatment coverage, adoption reimbursement, paid parental and family caregiver leave
- Fleet vehicle program (restrictions apply) and mileage reimbursement
About the Company
Amedisys is one of the largest and most trusted home health and hospice companies in the U.S.