Medical Social Worker
Company: House Call Dr Regalado PLLC
Location: Las Vegas
Posted on: August 7, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Summary
Responsible for the provision of direct social work service
utilizing the professional healthcare process of assessment,
problem identification/planning, action/intervention and clinical
goal/outcome evaluation.
Essential Functions
Providing direct casework services to clients related to their
medical/psychiatric diagnosis, including biopsychosocial
assessment, assisting with long-term planning and decision making,
crisis intervention and short-term therapy.
Performing holistic evaluation of patient/home, developing an
appropriate plan of care, initiating discharge planning, evaluating
progress towards goals and monitoring achievement of desired
outcomes.
Providing skilled social work services to patients and
education/instruction to patients and caregivers according to the
home care/hospice plan of treatment.
Performing holistic assessment and, as clinically indicated,
coordinating and modifying the plan of care with the patient,
caregiver, case manager, primary physician and other members of the
inter/multidisciplinary healthcare team.
Evaluating patient/home environment as related to holistic
healthcare/social needs and making appropriate referrals to other
services, agencies and community resources as clinically indicated
in collaboration with the case manager and primary physician.
Coordinating social work services, collaborating and communicating
with other members of the inter/multi-disciplinary team to assure
an appropriate and smooth flow of care/services for the patient
through the care continuum.
Evaluating, reviewing, and revising the patient's social work plan
of care on a regular basis and, as clinically indicated, taking
prompt action in response to changes in the patient's health
condition in collaboration with the case manager.
As part of on-going discharge planning and care coordination,
evaluating interventions and outcomes of social work services by
reviewing goals set in plan of care utilizing plan of care and
physician's orders.
Providing services to a generally adult patient/caregiver
population and given area of clinical specialty and skill. May also
provide services to pediatric population.
Providing services to all patients utilizing appropriate universal
infection control precautions and practices (standard and
transmission based precautions), including individuals with
communicable diseases.
For incorporation into the home care/hospice record, provide
skilled and timely clinical documentation in compliance with
regulatory, quality and Agency guidelines.
Performing quality/outcome oriented home visits and other job
duties according to Agency productivity standards.
Proactively initiating and participating in patient care
inter/multi-disciplinary case conferences and meetings, as well as
education and in-service programs.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Company Description Our team at Red Rock Hospice is committed to
creating a world class experience for our community by simply
"Making People Happy". We believe that end of life to many people
are the most sensitive times to deal with and we want to make sure
every moment matters. There is not a visit from us that goes by
without trying to find another opportunity to make a difference.
Our team prides themselves on impactful communication to all our
patients, families, and supporters by delivering in our promises.
Each individual in our company is hand picked to showcase their
skills and talents to the people in our community, which is the
reason we are all proud to work for Red Rock Hospice.
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