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Urgently Need Medical Social Worker Home Health Per Diem in Brooklyn Park, MN

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2025-05-22

Job title: Medical Social Worker Home Health Per Diem

Company: CenterWell Home Health

Job description: Description



The Home Health Social Worker 2 provides individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illness. The Home Health Social Worker 2 work assignments are varied and frequently require interpretation and independent determination of the appropriate courses of action.



Responsibilities



The Medical Social Worker participates in the interdisciplinary care provided to home health patients.


  • Assesses the patient’s social and emotional state as it relates to his or her illness or injury, needs for care and his or her response to such treatment, and adjustments to care.

  • Assesses any relationships between the patient’s medical and nursing needs in the home setting, financial resources, and available community resources.

  • Provides any appropriate action to obtain available community resources to assist in resolving issues that may be impeding the patient’s recovery.

  • Instructs patients and families in treating and coping with social and emotional responses connected with providing ongoing assessment of patient and family needs and responses to teaching

  • Assists the physician and other health team members in understanding the significant social and emotional factors related to the patient’s health Participates in the development and periodic re-evaluation of the physician's Plan of Care for the patient.

  • Observes, records, and reports changes in patient’s condition and response to treatment to the Clinical Manager and participates in the discharge planning process

  • Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary care team in care coordination activities and acts as a resource to other health team members in the identification and resolution of patient needs

  • Supervises instructs and evaluates the performance of the Social Work Assistant (BSW) to assure that all medical social services are provided to patients in compliance with Company, government, and professional standards

  • Maintains and submits documentation as required by the company and/ or facility including any case conferences, patient/physician community contacts, visit reports progress notes, and confers with other health care disciplines in providing optimum patient.

Required Skills/Experience

  • Masters or doctoral degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

  • Social Worker licensure in the state of practice, if required by state law or regulation.

  • Current drivers Must have reliable transportation and insurance.

  • Proof of current CPR certification

  • Minimum of one year of experience as a social worker in a health care setting, home health, and/or hospice.

  • Knowledge of and the ability to assist with discharge planning needs, and to obtain community resources (housing, shelter, funeral/memorial service arrangements, legal, information and referral, state/federal financial and medication programs, and eligibility.

  • Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Knowledge of medications and their correct administration.

  • Ability to organize tasks, develop action plans, set priorities, and function under stressful situations.

  • Ability to be flexible in work hours and travel locally.

  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients and their family members and at all levels of the organization.

  • Maintains current licensure certifications and meets mandatory continuing education requirements.

  • Must read, write, and speak fluent English.

Scheduled Weekly Hours



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Expected salary:

Location: Brooklyn Park, MN

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