Medical Social Worker Home Health - Santa Monica CA
Medical Social Worker Home Health - Santa Monica CA
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* Join Our Team of Highly Talented and Committed Clinical Professionals *
Founded in 2014 in San Francisco Bay Area Neogen Cares vision is to transform the way healthcare is provided and received by patients in the home. We strive to improve the quality of your life with our team of specially trained nurses therapists and reliable caregivers. As a leading provider of medical and nonmedical home care services we will continue to contribute to the future of our community and support healthy lifestyles.
Neogen Care is a will established Home Health Care agency with patients throughout the California Bay Area greater Los Angeles Ventura San Diego Orange San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Our agency is fully partnered with Kaiser Permanente as our primary client. We share Kaisers culture and vision to provide patient centered care with a strong focus on quality throughout our patient care operations. We have a strong compliance history of successfully passing CHAP surveys and client audits; and operate with ethics at the center of our Core Values.
We are looking for a Home Health Medical Social Worker to join our fastgrowingteam. Become part of a notable company and help us achieve our goals!
Position: Medical Social Worker (Home Health)
Status:Part time/Per Diem
Pay: Competitive per Visit pay
Locations: Santa Monica CA and surrounding areas
Essential Functions:
- Assesses the psychosocial status of patients related to the patients illness and environment and communicates findings to the registered nurse.
- Carries out social evaluations and plans intervention based on evaluation findings.
- Maintains clinical records on all patients referred to social work.
- Provides information and referral services for organization patients and families/ caregivers regarding practical and environmental needs.
- Provides information to patients or families/caregivers and community agencies.
- Serves as liaison between patients or families/caregivers and community agencies.
- Maintains collaborative relationships with organization personnel to support patient care.
- Maintains and develops contracts with public and private agencies as resources for patient and organization personnel.
- Participates in the development of the total plan of care and case conferences as required.
- Assists physician and other team members in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to health problems.
- Participates in discharge planning.
- Participates in inservice education programs.
- Other duties as delegated by the Clinical Director/Director of Patient Care Services or Clinical Supervisor/Nursing Supervisor.
Required Experience:
- Graduate of a bachelors and Mastersprogram in social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
- Must be a Licensed as a LCSWby the Board of Behavioral Sciences.
- Minimum of one 1 years experience in health care.
- Experience in a home health care preferred.
- Demonstrates good verbal and written communication and organization skills.
- Possesses and maintains current CPR /BLS certification.
- Must be licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
COVID19 considerations:
Neogen Care an essential health industry company practices all protective measures recommend by the WHO CDC state and county to safeguard our employees and patients from COVID19 exposure to include screening testing PPE social distancing
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
