What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker (Home Health) position at The Jacqueline Hayes Firm?
Urgent Need for LMSW or LCSW (Home Health)!!!
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Competitive pay
Schedule: 40 hours week, M-F, 8am-5pm
Required Qualifications:
1. Master’s Degree in Social Work, behavioral sciences or another related field.
2. Currently LMSW or LCSW TN license.
3. 2 years previous experience working in care management and/or with chronic illness within a medical environment in home health or hospice.
4. Ability to take call remotely on some nights and weekends.
5. Self-starter with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Job Perks/Incentives:
1. Opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced and innovative care management company that is transforming the delivery of kidney care.
2. Competitive compensation package including salary and bonus.
3. Flexible paid leave and vacation policy.
4. Laptop, mileage reimbursement, phone allowance, and extra perks available!
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform in-home care management visits to assess and impact social and behavioral status
- Work closely with Care Team to ensure continual progress on all care management goals
- Assess social determinants of health needs and develop a plan for addressing them
- Perform behavioral, environmental and social support assessments and surveys as needed
- Deliver individual, family and group education on living with chronic illness
- Engage family and social support groups in the education and care of patients
- Assess patients and refer to behavioral health specialists if diagnosis and treatment needed
- Help patients to understand, accept and follow medical and lifestyle recommendations
- Serve as the point of contact for patient questions regarding social and behavioral
- Facilitate conversations around and consideration of proactive care decisions, especially relating to transplantation, home modalities and AV fistula placement
- Initiate patient relationships through enrollment and onboarding processes
- Review and document patient updates and progress in care management platform
- Identify, vet and build relationships with local community-based organizations
- Introduce patients to appropriate resources and act as the patient advocate
- Serve as subject matter expert on social determinants for other members of the Care Team
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Home Health
Schedule:
- Day shift
Education:
- Master's (Required)
Experience:
- working in care management and/or with chronic illness: 2 years (Required)
- home health or hospice: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- Clinical Social Worker (Required)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Required)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
Work Location:
- On the road
Work Location: On the road