Unclassified

BAYADA Home Health Care - Danbury, NC

Full-time - Entry Level

Danbury, NC

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Medical Social Worker (MSW) position at BAYADA Home Health Care involves performing home health visits to clients in various counties. The role is integral to a multi-disciplinary healthcare team, focusing on providing skilled nursing and rehabilitative care to clients, enabling them to receive necessary medical care at home.

Responsibilities

• Making home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Assisting the team in understanding the social and emotional factors related to clients' health problems.
• Providing clinical social evaluations and planning appropriate interventions based on evaluation findings.
• Identifying appropriate community resource referrals to address the client's and family's practical and environmental needs.
• Acting as an advocate for both the client and the family to navigate the patient through the community system.
• Participating in the development of the total plan of care with the multidisciplinary team of BAYADA clinicians, as appropriate.
• Developing and maintaining contracts with public and private agencies as resources for the patient.
• Educating and instructing patients, family members, or other patient representatives in community resources to promote the patient's health, safety, well-being, and independent living.
• Accurately documenting observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

Requirements

• A minimum of a Masters in Social Work.
• At least 2 years of community-based experience.
• Accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education, as demonstrated by school transcript or degree.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, and effectively communicate in English.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.
• Ability to travel to cases, as assigned.

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement
• Weekly pay and direct deposit
• One-on-one training
• Recognition programs
• Referral bonuses
• 401(k) with company match
• Opportunities for career advancement