Medical Social Worker

Medical Social Worker Optimal Home Care is looking for a Medical Social Worker to provide services for our patients! Optimal Hospice is devoted to helping our patients achieve and maintain the best possible quality of life. Our mission is to improve and restore our clients' lives through quality patient care, innovative specialty health care programs and state of the art technology. The Optimal team embodies compassion, heart, patience, empathy, and competence to meet our patient's needs. Core values: Commitment Advocacy Respect Excellence Why Optimal Hospice? Thriving Together: As we grow, so does the opportunity for personal and professional advancement. Join a team that's not just about today but invested in building a future where your contributions make a lasting impact. Community of Care: Optimal Hospice is more than an agency; it's a community dedicated to nurturing your skills and passions. We've crafted an environment that encourages growth and celebrates the unique strengths each team member brings. Heartfelt Connection: In a world of growth and expansion, we've retained the warmth of a close-knit family. Your journey with Optimal Hospice is more than a career - it's a personal connection to a purpose-driven community. Position & Responsibilities: Complies with ethical and professional standards of conduct as set forth by the National Association of Social Workers. Practices and maintains patient safety and dignity by abiding by Federal, State, Local and Optimal policy & procedures as pertains to patient protected health information and HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act).Provides rehabilitative and supportive casework with the purpose of restoring patients to their optimum level of social and health adjustment. This includes assisting patients and their families to understand, accept and adhere to medical regimens. Assist patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties which predispose them to illness and interfere with their obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. Prepares a social history and Plan of Care with the purpose of improving the scope and quality of existing services or extending services. When indicated, assists in the development of the Physician's Plan of Care. Assist patient and family to utilize existing resources in the home environment or refer patient and family to community agencies and act as an intermediary for the patient as necessary. Assess, when appropriate, a family's financial situation, taking into consideration the patient's prognosis and medical needs and facilitating the referral process to any agency for financial assistance. Consults with the Physician and other members of the health team for the purpose of assisting them to understand significant social, emotional and environmental factors related to the patient's health problems. Records clinical/progress notes in the patient's clinical record weekly.