Medical Social Worker, Hospice, Full time

The role

You will perform hospice visits as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team. You will provide clinical social evaluations, interventions, and community resource referrals to clients in designated territories.

What you will do

• Making home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Assist our team in understanding the social and emotional factors related to our clients’ health problems.
• Provide clinical social evaluations and plan appropriate interventions based on evaluation findings.
• Identify appropriate community resource referrals to address the client’s and the family’s practical and environmental needs.
• Act as an advocate for both the client and the family to navigate the patient through the community system.
• Participate in the development of the total plan of care with the multidisciplinary team of BAYADA clinicians, as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain contracts with public and private agencies as resources for the patient.
• Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives in community resources.
• Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

Required qualifications

• Minimum of a Masters in Social Work
• At least 2 years of community-based experience
• Accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education, as demonstrated by school transcript or degree
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, and effectively communicate in English
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Solid computer skills
• Ability to travel to cases, as assigned

Nice to have

• Prior home care experience
• Prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR)

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement
• Weekly pay and direct deposit
• One-on-one training
• Recognition programs
• Referral bonuses
• 401(k) with company match
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Training and scholarship opportunities
• PPE supplies
• Comprehensive infection prevention protocol
• Daily pre-screens
• Close monitoring of the COVID-19 outbreak

About the company

BAYADA Home Health Care is an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider. The company is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability.