Social worker msw- pearson cancer center- full time, days

The Social Worker provides home care services to patients and their families maximizing utilization of personal family community and health care resources.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assesses the capacity of the home caregiver to cope with the patient's needs in care plan development
• Assesses the patient's third party payer coverage to develop transitional plans
• Conducts ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of individualized care plan in partnership with patient, representative and caregiver(s)
• Provides patient, caregiver and family counseling
• Providing patient and caregiver education
• Communicates with the physician and other healthcare practitioners as related to current home health care plan
• Participates in the HHA's quality assessment and performance improvement program and HHA sponsored in-service training
• Demonstrates a good working knowledge of transitional facilities, community resources and agencies available
• Demonstrates empathy and strong negotiation skills with patients and families when assessing transitional level of care needs
• Uses necessary knowledge and skills appropriate to the developmental level, spiritual and cultural needs of the patient served
• Directs discharge planning
• Assists the attending physician/interdisciplinary team in evaluating the psychosocial needs of the patient demonstrating a clear understanding of diagnosis prognosis care needs and outcome goals
• Identifies participants/patients requiring crisis intervention and acts to resolve the issue(s)
• Maintains current knowledge of state and federal changes impacting participant/patient population
• Maintains knowledge of current regulatory and accreditation and third party payer guidelines
• Monitors integrity of documentation for accuracy
• Participates and supports ongoing quality improvement activities
• Participates in the care planning process for patients served
• Provides quality care to participants/patients within framework of Medicare, private insurance, self-pay and Medicaid guidelines

QUALIFICATIONS

• Required Education: Masters Degree in Social Work
• Preferred Education:
• Required Experience: Minimum of two (2) years in case work or counseling in a health care setting or social delivery system. Qualifications/skill needed to handle the responsibilities of the position. Demonstrated knowledge of community resources with focus on geriatric population. Proficient in Microsoft Office computer applications, internet access
• Preferred Experience: One (1) year of experience in home health. One (1) year behavioral health background
• Required Certifications and Licensures: Valid Virginia Driver's License
• Preferred Certifications and Licensures: