Full Time Medical Social Worker, Hospice

BAYADA Home Health Care is currently seeking an energetic and experienced Licensed Medical Social Worker MSW for a Full Time opportunity performing Hospice visits in the home within the Harrisburg office services clients on a per visit basis in territories throughout York Cumberland Dauphin Perry and Adams Counties.

Prior home care experience preferred but not required. As a Medical Social Worker you will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary health care team that provides skilled nursing and rehabilitative care to clients affording them the opportunity to receive the medical care required to remain at home.

Responsibilities include :

• Making home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Assist our team in understanding the social and emotional factors related to our clients health problems.
• Provide clinical social evaluations and plan appropriate interventions based on evaluation findings.
• Identify appropriate community resource referrals to address the clients and the familys practical and environmental needs.
• Act as an advocate for both the client and the family to navigate the patient through the community system.
• Participate in the development of the total plan of care with the multidisciplinary team of BAYADA clinicians as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain contracts with public and private agencies as resources for the patient.
• Educate and instruct patients family members or other patient representatives in community resources to promote the patients health safety well-being and independent living.
• Accurately document observations interventions and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

Qualifications for the ideal candidate :

BAYADA believes that our employees are our greatest asset :

Be part of a caring professional team that is instrumental in providing the highest quality care while developing your career with an industry leader. Apply now for immediate consideration.

As an accredited regulated certified and licensed home health care provider BAYADA complies with all state / local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion excellence and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

BAYADA Home Health Care Inc. and its associated entities and joint venture partners are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex race color age disability pregnancy or maternity sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status military status or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal state and local laws. Hence we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

Key Skills

EMR Systems,Motivational Interviewing,Hospital Experience,Acute Care,Communication skills,Bereavement Counseling,Hospice Care,Case Management,Computer Literacy,Home Care,Medicare,Social Work

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1