Medical Social Worker

AlphaCare Home Health Corp
San Bruno, CA, US
$50-$60 an hour
Full-time

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $50-$60 DOE

Please note this is a Per-Diem position. We have an opening for San Francisco, CA and Oakland, CA.

Job Summary

The Medical Social Worker (MSW) is responsible for the provision, direction, supervision, and evaluation of medical social services to clients in the home environment, in accordance with agency policies and procedures, applicable health standards, governmental laws, and regulations.

The MSW will proactively meet the needs of and assist the client in the achievement of individualized and measurable outcomes.

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Flexible Hours

Qualifications

  • Masters Degree from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education of Social Work
  • Must posses a LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)
  • Minimum of 1 year of social work experience in a healthcare setting

Essential Functions

  • Instruct, treat, observe and evaluate clients with significant social and emotional situations affecting their health status.
  • Use special skills and judgment to resolve adverse social and emotional responses connected with the illness.
  • Report any changes in client's condition and response to treatment to supervisor and the physician.
  • Participate in development and re-evaluation of POC for clients needing MSW.
  • Instruct and counsel the client and family in treating and coping with the social and emotional responses to illness.
  • Provide ongoing assessment of needs.
  • Participate in discharge planning.
  • Participate in care coordination activities and act as resource to other team members in identification and resolution of client needs.

Pay : $50.00 - $60.00 per hour

AlphaCare Home Health Corp. is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

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