Clinical Social Worker - Home Health

CHP Home Care & Hospice is hiring a masters-level Medical Social Worker (LSW) for home health and hospice care. Bachelor's degree considered. Provide vacation and overflow coverage for the Van Wert area and outlying offices.

About Our Company

CHP is a local, nonprofit organization serving Northwest and West Central Ohio since 1975. We are looking for energetic team members to provide exceptional, compassionate care.

Our mission is to deliver comprehensive, progressive, community-based, home health and hospice services. CHP Home Care & Hospice is one of the region's most trusted and established providers. Our staff shares a genuine passion for helping people and conducts all services efficiently, with a positive attitude and thoroughness to ensure lower costs while maintaining the highest quality of life for our patients.

What You Will Do

As a Medical Social Worker you will be a valued member of an interdisciplinary team whose primary function is to provide diagnostic evaluations of the psychosocial problems of the patient/family unit, defining social service goals for alleviating these problems, and help to provide both the counseling and casework needed to meet these goals.

As part of a dedicated team of caregivers, the Medical Social Worker is part of delivering services addressing the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients of all ages and their families. Make a difference in serving patients and families on a one-on-one basis!

Job Responsibilities

• The Medical Social Worker (LSW) performs the initial psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, and bereavement assessments in the development and implementation of a goal-directed, interdisciplinary, care plan.
• Conducts ongoing assessments of patient/family needs and counseling as required
• Provides short-term crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when indicated
• Delivers services under the direction of a physician who approves the plan of care
• The Medical Social Worker (LSW) observes, assesses, and brings information to ID team meetings regarding psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, physical, and financial conditions affecting the patient and family
• Assumes the active role of advocate for the patient/family unit
• Develops and maintains contact with appropriate community agencies and services in order to promote interagency cooperation and facilitate related referrals
• Documents comprehensive psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual assessments clearly and concisely in a timely manner
• Provides education to the patient and family related to issues of death, dying, and bereavement as needed

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work preferred
• Bachelor's degree considered
• One year of Licensed Social Worker (LSW) experience in a healthcare setting
• Currently licensed in the state of Ohio
• Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgments.

Pay: $29.48 - $32.16 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Medical Specialty:

• Home Health
• Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $29 - $32