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Greeneville, TN - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Quality Staffing Inc. also doing business as Goddard Mason Executive Search a leading fullservice employment agency matching qualified talent with some of the areas top companies is looking for an experienced Social Worker 2to work through our agency as a contract employee with the Tennessee Department of Health (TN DOH) located in Greeneville TN. This is an onsite position working from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Fridayfor a total of 37.5 hours per week. The pay rate for this positionis $27.00 per hour.
Social Worker Job Duties and Responsibilities will include:
The Clinical Care Team will take referrals from primary care providers and will work with the primary care team to accomplish the following tasks:
  • Social support navigation for social determinants of health (SDOH) such as food insecurity housing insecurity etc.:
  1. Compile and maintain a resource list for SDOH resources including eligibility criteria referral process and contact information.
  2. Collaborate with primary care nurses and providers.
  3. Provide inperson or remote social needs screening/assessment with primary care patients referred by nurse or provider.
  4. Coordinate or make aware of social services resources i.e. housing clothing food mental health services etc.
  5. Collaborate with other social workers to identify patient and community resources.
  • Conduct case management activities:
  1. Work with hospitals for discharge planning followup and education.
  2. Assist with obtaining patient records from hospitals.
  3. Assist in securing needed medical equipment through community partners.
  4. Conduct followup on care plans.
  5. Identify patients lost to followup or overdue for care and assist them in returning to care.
  • May assist with specialty referral navigation:
  1. Schedule coordinate and track nonBCS specialist and imaging referrals.
  2. Assist with obtaining patient records from specialists and imaging centers.
  3. Compile and maintain resource list for specialty referrals including eligibility criteria referral process cost and contact information.
  • Assist patients to locate and access lowcost prescription options such as patient assistance programs discount retailers etc.:
  1. May assist with patient assistance program applications and serve as a patientprovider liaison with the drug companies.
  2. Assist patients with applications for programs such as CoverRx and RxOutreach.
  • May help with other regional primary carebased initiatives with a social work component.
  • Documents in patients record updates consults and tags provider and/or clinical staff as necessary.
  • Provide patient education or find appropriate education resources.

Expectations May Include:
  • Complete onboarding and orientation.
  • Participation in regional office and primary care clinical meetings as requested.
  • Attend provider meetings as requested.
  • Attend Health Councils and other community meetings to build relationships with social service agencies and promote health department services.
  • Identify barriers to care or assistance experienced by our patients and seek ways to address them.


Tools and Equipment Required:
  • Personal Computer
  • Telephone
  • Fax Machine
  • Printer
  • Scanner
  • Copy Machine
  • Calculator
  • Personal Vehicle
  • Other officerelated equipment as required.
Education and Experience:
  • Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelors degree in Social Work Human Services Healthcare Public Health or related field.
  • Qualifying fulltime increasingly responsible subprofessional experience or paraprofessional or professional experience may be substituted for the required education on a yearforyear basis to a maximum of four years.
Benefits Include:
  • Weekly Pay/Comparable Wages
  • Major Medical Insurance
  • Indemnity Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Term Life Insurance and ShortTerm Disability
Interested Here is how to apply:

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