Master Social Worker Home Health PRN

Position Overview

Aveanna Healthcare has grown significantly over the past year through several acquisitions and is now seeking a Master Social Worker to join its dynamic home health care team.

About the role

Assist the client in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to their health problems. Develop a plan of care based on clinical diagnosis, client and physician input, which includes medical and social interventions and measurable goals or outcomes. Arrange for implementation of the plan of care by linking clients to community medical and health resources. Regularly review client progress to assess the effectiveness of services in achieving maximum rehabilitation potential. Ensure the use of appropriate medical, social, diagnostic, and psychological terminology. Investigate and take appropriate actions on client or employee concerns or complaints. Instruct clients, family members, and primary caregivers as necessary to optimize each client's functioning level. Coordinate agency services by ensuring other agency caregivers are properly oriented and trained to meet the client's needs according to agency policies and procedures. Ensure effective coordination of client home care services through timely completion of required documentation and timely transfer of pertinent medical data to the client's physician, therapists, or other caregivers. Provide input to the Medicare Director regarding the need for policy formulation or modification pertaining to client services. Maintain accurate and comprehensive client data. Participate in meetings to develop service plans for agency clients.

Responsibilities

• Assist the client in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to their health problems.
• Develop a plan of care based on clinical diagnosis, client and physician input, which includes medical and social interventions and measurable goals or outcomes.
• Arrange for implementation of the plan of care by linking clients to community medical and health resources.
• Regularly review client progress to assess the effectiveness of services in achieving maximum rehabilitation potential.
• Ensure the use of appropriate medical, social, diagnostic, and psychological terminology.
• Investigate and take appropriate actions on client or employee concerns or complaints.
• Instruct clients, family members, and primary caregivers as necessary to optimize each client's functioning level.
• Cookordinate agency services by ensuring other agency caregivers are properly oriented and trained to meet the client's needs according to agency policies and procedures.
• Ensure effective coordination of client home care services through timely completion of required documentation and timely transfer of pertinent medical data to the client's physician, therapists, or other caregivers.
• Provide input to the Medicare Director regarding the need for policy formulation or modification pertaining to client services.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive client data.
• Participate in meetings to develop service plans for agency clients.

Requirements

• Current state social work license as required by state law and regulation.
• Master’s degree in Social Work.
• Minimum of at least one year medical social work experience.
• Valid CPR.

Qualifications

None specified.

Skills

None specified.

Benefits

None specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

PRN visits - 2-4 days per week, during weekdays in Morgan and Lawrence.