Social Worker, Home Health - San Jose

Social Worker

POSITION SUMMARY:

Assesses social and emotional factors related to the patient's illness, and medical and nursing requirements in the home. Develop and implement a plan for home social work services, including education of patients, family members, and caregivers

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist the health care providers in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to the patient’s health problems to develop and update the plan of care 
• Provide and document services in accordance with state, Medicare, Medi-Cal, and other applicable regulations and standards and third-party payer guidelines
• Assess patient and family and prepare social histories to augment existing service
• Assess, when appropriate, a patient/family’s financial situation
• Assist patient and family with personal and environmental difficulties that predispose toward illness or interfere with medical care or cope with terminal illness
• Participate in case management, orientation, care conferences, staff meetings, care planning, discharge planning, and in-service programs and acts as a consultant to other agency personnel

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

You are experienced and ready to bring your skills and knowledge to patients who need it most. You excel in building meaningful relationships with patients and their families. You are committed to high-quality nursing care while working independently in a home setting. You thrive in providing the very best care and skilled treatment for patients with chronic conditions, illnesses, surgery or injuries to achieve positive outcomes, improve the quality of life, and reduce risk for hospitalization.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in social work
• One-year experience in a health care setting, experience in home health preferred
• Licensed in the state of practice if required (in CA, MSWs are not required to be licensed if in a non-supervisory role).
• Thorough knowledge of community resources
• Must have a vehicle, a valid current driver’s license, and insurance coverage
• Communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills necessary to complete job responsibilities
• Ability to make home visits

BENEFITS (available to full-time employees):

• Excellent pay, including 23 days of PTO per year 
• Health, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability 
• Continuing education & tuition assistance 
• Generous referral bonus program
• Flexible scheduling
• Company Vehicle Program with paid gas cards for eligible full-time employees

ADDITIONAL:

• Opportunities for advancement.
• Referral Bonus Program - refer clinicians and receive a bonus.
• Oasis Virtual Assistant to streamline your assessment process by providing real-time data, personalized guidance, and automated organization, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Tenured leadership

ABOUT US:

Our unique focus is on patient-centered care and evidence-based medicine. This empowers our patients to achieve their optimal level of independence. We are a home health service provider enhancing the continuity of care for the patients we serve. Our mission is to help them achieve that goal. 

We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market-competitive. The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience.

Home Health company based in California. At Elevate Home Health, we provide the highest level of Home Health Services with exceptional patient outcomes.