Symbii Home Health
Medical Social Worker-Gillette, WY
Gillette, Wyoming
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 16 days ago
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About the role
- The medical social worker contracted or employed through the organization is responsible for the implementation of standards of care for medical social work services and for adherence to all conditions in the Service or Employment Agreement.
- Assesses the psychosocial status of patients and families/caregivers related to the patient's terminal illness and environment and communicates findings to the registered nurse and other members of the interdisciplinary group.
- Carries out social evaluations and plans intervention based on evaluation findings.
Responsibilities
- Maintains clinical records on all patients referred to social work.
- Maintains collaborative relationships with organization personnel to support patient care.
- Maintains and develops contracts with public and private agencies as resources for patient and personnel.
- Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets.
Requirements
- Provides an assessment in the patient's identified residence and assistance when this is not safe and another plan is required.
Nice to have
- Experience in a hospice care preferred
- Understands hospice philosophy, and issues of death/dying.
Skills
- Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
Benefits
- Assists physician and other team members in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to health problems and death/dying issues.
- Preferred-Minimum of one year's experience in health care, hospice experience preferred.
- The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US.
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