IT'S SIMPLE. You want to work in a healthcare setting where you are valued and appreciated - where you receive respect from your superiors and co-workers as well as the patients/residents you treat. You want to be challenged by your job without being overwhelmed by it. You want to play an instrumental role in helping a patient recover, sometimes against strong odds, and go home. What you want is Kindred Healthcare. Our mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. Join us!

Summary:

Provides services to respond to the emotional needs of patients and their families. Provides psychosocial assessments, intervention, and/or treatment and discharge planning to patients and families to assist them in coping with their hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, and/or life situation and meet the continuing needs of patients post hospitalization. Assists patients and families to resolve personal financial and environmental difficulties which interfere with the care management process. Provides crisis intervention, individual and family therapy where skilled social work judgment is required. Directs access to appropriate community and adjunct resources that foster improved quality of life. May also assist with patient admission and referrals.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of Social Work preferred

Licenses/Certification: Current state license in state of practice preferred.

Experience: 1 year experience in long-term or sub-acute care.

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