Medical Social Worker

Job Summary

CommonSpirit Health at Home leverages AI-powered clinical documentation to reduce documentation, enhance work-life balance, and maximize patient time.

Responsibilities

• Establishing a care plan in accordance with the physician’s plan of treatment.
• Providing crisis intervention as required.
• Assisting the physician and other caregivers in understanding the significant social, emotional and economic factors influencing the patient’s ability to improve medically.
• Providing patient care education to patients and caregivers.
• Aiding in making appropriate community referrals to gain access to additional resources as needed (i.e. applications for public assistance, housing problems, additional health care resources, transportation).
• Working with the patient’s caregivers to resolve problems interfering with an optimum caring relationship between the patient and caregiver.
• Completing and submitting all required documentation in an accurate and timely manner.

Job Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited school approved by the Council on Social Work Education.
• In Indiana, must also be certified under IC25-23.6-4-3.
• Currently licensed to practice in the state serviced.
• One year social work experience in a health care setting.
• Certified CPR/BLS certification through American Heart Association or American Red Cross and compliance with state requirements.