About Job
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Determines patients’ current needs to enhance daily living through telephonic call or teleportal.
- Through an individual POC assists the LCSW, Level 2 SW and patient in identifying and meeting established goals.
- Based on identified needs, assist the patient with acquiring necessary community resources.
- Maintains an EHR of the patient’s progress by documenting patient/agent interaction and progress or lack thereof.
- Develops a professional relationship with patients and caregivers to foster positive patient outcomes.
- Coordinates and executes activities resulting in keeping Viemed patients “on service” with respiratory equipment.
- Works effectively with Clinical Team.
- Maintains operations by following policies and procedures, participating in quality reviews and reporting needed changes.
- Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements advising management on needed actions.
- Maintains client confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
- Provides social services needed transitions patients from In Patient Care to a Home setting.
- Participates in reauthorization calls and assists patients with identified needs.
- Attends mandatory staff meetings.
- Attends in-services to enhance knowledge base for providing services.
- Assists patients with navigating medical options within the medical system.
- Monitors 02 escalations, prevoid, and pick up reports to identify needs and provide support.
- Some travel required.
- Other responsibilities and projects assigned.
- Completed Bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, or social work.
- If have LSW, LMSW then provide credential.
- Confirmed State Licensed or certification to practice if applicable.
- Experience working in the medical field or psychiatric field.
- Preferred- Geriatric experience.
- Valid Driver’s License.
- Preferred- Telehealth and Telephonic experience.
- Good listening and people skills.
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