Social Worker, Home Health - Gilroy - Focus Health
San Jose, CA 95128
About the Job
Social Worker
POSITION SUMMARY:
Assesses social and emotional factors related to the patient's illness, and medical and nursing requirements in the home. Develop and implement a plan for home social work services, including education of patients, family members, and caregivers
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist the health care providers in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to the patient’s health problems to develop and update the plan of care
- Provide and document services in accordance with state, Medicare, Medi-Cal, and other applicable regulations and standards and third-party payer guidelines
- Assess patient and family and prepare social histories to augment existing service
- Assess, when appropriate, a patient/family’s financial situation
- Assist patient and family with personal and environmental difficulties that predispose toward illness or interfere with medical care or cope with terminal illness
- Participate in case management, orientation, care conferences, staff meetings, care planning, discharge planning, and in-service programs and acts as a consultant to other agency personnel
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree in social work
- One-year experience in a health care setting, experience in home health preferred
- Licensed in the state of practice if required (in CA, MSWs are not required to be licensed if in a non-supervisory role).
- Thorough knowledge of community resources
- Must have a vehicle, a valid current driver’s license, and insurance coverage
- Communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills necessary to complete job responsibilities
- Ability to make home visits
BENEFITS (available to full-time employees):
- Excellent pay, including 23 days of PTO per year
- Health, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Continuing education & tuition assistance
- Generous referral bonus program
- Flexible scheduling
- Company Vehicle Program with paid gas cards for eligible full-time employees
ABOUT US:
Our unique focus is on patient-centered care and evidence-based medicine. This empowers our patients to achieve their optimal level of independence. We are a home health service provider enhancing the continuity of care for the patients we serve. Our mission is to help them achieve that goal.
We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market-competitive. The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience.
Home Health company based in California. At Elevate Home Health, we provide the highest level of Home Health Services with exceptional patient outcomes.
