Social Worker - Social Worker, Home Health

Overview

Social Worker - Social Worker, Home Health at San Diego Home Health. Opportunities in North County:
Carlsbad, San Marcos, Oceanside, Escondido. Full-time and part-time positions available.

Assesses social and emotional factors related to the patient’s illness, and medical and nursing requirements in the home. Develops and implements a plan for home social work services, including education of patients, family members, and caregivers.

• Assist the health care providers in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to the patient’s health problems to develop and update the plan of care
• Provide and document services in accordance with state, Medicare, Medi-Cal, and other applicable regulations and standards and third-party payer guidelines
• Assess patient and family and prepare social histories to augment existing service
• Assess, when appropriate, a patient/family’s financial situation
• Assist patient and family with personal and environmental difficulties that predispose toward illness or interfere with medical care or cope with terminal illness
• Participate in case management, orientation, care conferences, staff meetings, care planning, discharge planning, and in-service programs and acts as a consultant to other agency personnel

• Master’s degree in social work
• One-year experience in a health care setting; experience in home health preferred
• Licensed in the state of practice if required (in CA, MSWs are not required to be licensed if in a non-supervisory role)
• Thorough knowledge of community resources
• Must have a vehicle, a valid current driver’s license, and insurance coverage
• Communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills necessary to complete job responsibilities
• Ability to make home visits

• Excellent pay, including 23 days of PTO per year
• Health, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Continuing education & tuition assistance
• Generous referral bonus program
• Flexible scheduling
• Mileage reimbursement for patient-related travel

Our unique focus is on patient-centered care and evidence-based medicine. This empowers our patients to achieve their optimal level of independence. We are a home health service provider enhancing the continuity of care for the patients we serve. Our mission is to help them achieve that goal.

We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market-competitive. The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, skills, and experience.