Job Overview
Social Worker Job Description
The Social Worker will be a key participant in member interdisciplinary teams, weighing in on a host of medical, physical, social, and emotional assessments and Plans of Care. Additionally, this professional will oversee a number of core programming and therapeutic responsibilities, including:
- Overseeing direct social work case management services for caseloads of up to 40 members
- Providing social service support including screenings, counseling and external referrals, as needed
- Reevaluating and updating Plans of Care based on change in members’ status, emergent conditions and other relevant circumstances, then communicating changes to all relevant stakeholders (i.e. interdisciplinary teams, families, caregivers)
- Completing ongoing periodic assessments to ensure a thorough evolution of member care, in keeping with changing needs and requests
- Documenting all visits, including deviations from approved care plans and prescribed intervention techniques
- Documenting member medical records and maintaining electronic case management assessments for immediate and future use
- Identifying development areas, including individual member enhancements and overarching opportunities for growth and expansion, then developing and implementing these improvements
- Counseling families in both individual and group settings, and leading relevant activities to educate these care participants
- Visiting in-home members, assessing needs and developing/implementing comprehensive speech/language care plans accordingly
- General administrative duties, including completing and submitting 1768 documents to required agencies
- MSW REQUIRED
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $45.00 – $55.00 per hour
Medical Specialty:
- Home Health
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a Master’s in Social Work?
- Are you able and willing to do home visits/assessments?
Education:
- Master’s (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:
- 75% (Preferred)
Work Location: Multiple Locations