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Job Details

Level

Experienced

Job Location

C&L Esperanza Home Health - SOUTHLAKE, TX

Position Type

Part Time

Travel Percentage

Road Warrior

Job Shift

Day

Job Category

Health Care

Part Time or PRN position

The Medical Master Social Worker is a qualified professional who provides medical social services to clients in their homes. These services are performed in accordance with physician orders and under the direction and supervision of the Hospice Medical Director or Director of Nursing, and other duties as deemed necessary.

Responsibilities (Hospice):

Provides services under the direction of a physician and in accordance with a plan of care.

Assists in the admission process of the patient to the hospice.

Assesses emotional factors related to terminal illness.

Assists the physician and other IDT/IDG members in recognizing and understanding the social/mental stress and/or disorder that exacerbates the symptoms related to terminal illness.

Assesses the patient/family psychosocial status, potential for risk of suicide and/or abuse or neglect

Assesses environmental resources and obstacles to maintaining safety

Participates in the development and revision of the plan of care

Provides social services including:

Short-term individual counseling

Crises intervention

Assistance in providing information and preparation of advance directives

Funeral planning issues and transfer of responsibilities regarding fiscal, legal and health-care decisions

Prepares clinical and progress notes

Identifies family dynamics and communication patterns

Involves the patient/family in the plan of care

Identifies and utilizes appropriate community resources and assesses patient/family ability to access them

Evaluates patient/family response to psychosocial interventions

Assesses caregiver’s ability to function adequately

Assesses caregiver’s ability to function adequately

Assess need for counseling related to risk assessment for pathological grief

Assesses special needs related to cultural diversity including communication, space, role of family members and special traditions

Identifies the developmental level of patient/family and obstacles to learning or ability to participate in care of patient

Addresses patient/family questions and issues

Identifies obstacles to compliance and assists in understanding goals of interventions

Identifies support systems available to reduce stress and facilitate coping with end-of-life care

Evaluates for long-term care when appropriate and assesses ability to accept change in level of care

Communicates psychosocial information in inpatient facility when level of care is changed

Assists patient/family in assessing financial resources when appropriate

Identifies patient/family needs when discharged or when level of care is changed

Assists patient/family needs when discharged or when level of care changes

Evaluates patient/family/response to intervention(s) when referred to community agency and satisfaction of the service(s) provided

Provides support and direction to team members faced with inter-family or inter-team conflict

Assesses the bereavement needs upon initial evaluation with a Pre-Bereavement Assessment.

Participates with interdisciplinary team and is often the team leader.

Participates in staff development activities and in-service education.

Assumes responsibility for self-development by continually striving to improve his/her medical social worker practice through formal education, attendance at workshops and conferences, active participation in professional and related organization meetings, individual research, and reading.

Supervises the social work assistant (LBSW) as indicated.

Performs other related functions as requested.

Responsibilities (Home Health):

Provides services under the direction of a physician and in accordance with a plan of care.

Provides an initial evaluation of the patients’ needs.

Assesses emotional factors related to illness.

Assesses the patient/family psychosocial status, potential for risk of suicide and/or abuse or neglect.

Assesses environmental resources and obstacles to maintaining safety.

Participates in the development and revision of the plan of care

Provides social services including:

Short-term individual counseling

Crises intervention

Assistance in providing information and preparation of advance directives

Assistance with transfer of responsibilities regarding fiscal, legal and health-care decisions

Prepares clinical and progress notes

Identifies family dynamics and communication patterns

Involves the patient/family in the plan of care

Identifies and utilizes appropriate community resources and assesses patient/family ability to access them.

Evaluates patient/family response to psychosocial interventions.

Assesses caregiver’s ability to function adequately.

Assesses special needs related to cultural diversity including communication, space, role of family members and special traditions.

Identifies the developmental level of patient/family and obstacles to learning or ability to participate in care of patient.

Addresses patient/family questions and issues.

Identifies obstacles to compliance and assists in understanding goals of interventions.

Evaluates for long-term care when appropriate and assesses ability to accept change to include but not limited to placement.

Assists patient/family in assessing financial resources when appropriate

Evaluates patient/family/response to intervention(s) when referred to community agency and satisfaction of the service(s) provided.

Participates in case conference as required.

Participates in staff development activities and in-service education.

Assumes responsibility for self-development by continually striving to improve his/her medical social worker practice through formal education, attendance at workshops and conferences, active participation in professional and related organization meetings, individual research, and reading.

Performs other related functions as requested.

Qualifications

This position requires at least the following minimum requirements:

Spanish Bilingual preferred.
Master's degree in social work (MSW) and a current license in the practicing state(s).
One year of supervised experience in the health care field preferred.
Ability to work within and contribute to an interdisciplinary team.
Understanding of and compassion toward patients and families.
Knowledge of community resources available to patients and their families.
Must have knowledge and proficiency of office computer equipment and software.
Demonstrate ability to multi task and work in a fast-paced office setting.
Proven ability to cope with conflict, stress and crisis situations.

Must have and maintain a valid state driver license, have a registered and reliable vehicle that meets state law standards, and meets the insurance standards of company. Position requires travel between agency site and clients’ home as well as the community.