What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Social Worker position at AUNNI'S HEALTH CARE SERVICES?
Job Summary: Provides psychosocial assessments, diagnosis and treatment to patients in their place of residence as prescribed by a physician, to assist the patient/family develop effective coping skills in response to the patient’s diagnosis, treatment and/or life situation.
Demonstrates Competency in the Following Areas:
Demonstrates Competency in the Following Areas:
- Performs accurate and comprehensive assessments.
- Obtains physician orders for certification and recertification of home medical social work services.
- Ensures that changes in patients’ clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and HHA office staff verbally and in writing in a timely manner.
- Ensures that physician orders are communicated to other healthcare team members and HHA staff in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner.
- Coordinates care planning and delivery with the physician, patient/family, other healthcare team members and HHA staff to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.
- Educates patient/family and other staff as appropriate, in appropriate medical social work modalities and interventions.
- Delivers medical social work modalities and interventions appropriate to the patient’s clinical status and needs, and in accordance with the standard of care for patient’s age.
- Provides, modifies or discontinues medical social work modalities and interventions based upon an ongoing assessment/reassessment of the patient’s clinical status and in accordance with physician orders.
- Synthesizes assessment data and analyzes data to make clinical judgments regarding patient management.
- Provides medical social work modalities in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
- Supports and maintains a culture of safety and quality.
- Identifies risk of injuries or threats to life and health in the patient’s environment, i.e., environmental/safety/mobility risks and implements appropriate interventions to reduce those risks.
- Addresses and supports cultural practices providing such practices do not harm the patient or others, and do not interfere with the planned course of medical social work.
- Performs transfer and discharge planning functions in accordance with HHA policy and applicable laws, regulations and standards.
- Participates in the organization’s information management program.
- Complies with the HHA’s policies.
- Adheres to all applicable laws, regulations and standards.
Regulatory Requirements:
- Current valid State clinical social worker license
- Masters or doctoral degree from an accredited school of social work, and
- One (1) year of post-masters experience in a clinical setting
- Prior home health experience preferred
- Valid state driver’s license and reliable automobile.
- Proof of current automobile insurance.
- Current health certificate/physical examination and TB testing.
- Current BCLS certification.
- Criminal background check.
- Current liability insurance.
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Language Skills:
- Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Additional languages preferred.
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Skills:
- Understands regulations/standards applicable to home healthcare.
- Knowledge of general medical social work modalities/interventions and scope of medical social work practice within the state of Arizona.
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Physical Demands:
- For physical demands of position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion and environment, see following description.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising patient care.
Salary : $83,300 - $105,000
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