SOCIAL WORKER career at FocusStaff in Burlington

FocusStaff is employing SOCIAL WORKER on Sun, 10 Nov 2013 03:23:46 GMT. ACUTE CARE We currently have a client that is looking for a Social Worker. Responsibilities: Social Worker prepares social histories, assesses patient’ s needs, provides social casework to patients and families having difficulty in social functioning primarily as it affects their health. Refers and aids in the referral process to social agencies, and generally serves as a social worker for the...

SOCIAL WORKER

Location: Burlington Vermont

Description: FocusStaff is employing SOCIAL WORKER right now, this career will be placed in Vermont. More details about this career opportunity please read the description below. ACUTE CARE

We currently have a client that is looking for a Social
Worker.

Responsibilities:
Social Worker prepares social histories, assesses
patient’ s needs, provides social casework to patients and families having difficulty in social functioning
primarily as it affects their health. Refers and aids in
the referral process to social agencies, and generally
serves as a social worker for the Agency .

Provides social casework to individuals and families
receiving nursing or other services from the agency in
accordance with the physician’ s plan of care

Assists the physician and other health care providers in
understanding significant social and emotional factors
related to the patient’ s health problems in order to
develop and update the plan of care as indicated

Provides and documents services in accordance with state,
Medicare, Medical, and other applicable regulations and
standards and third party payer guidelines

Uses
appropriate Infections Control procedures and safety
measures

Assesses patient and family and
prepares social histories to augment existing service! , or
as a guide in determining or changing level of servic! e

Assesses, when appropriate, a

patient/family’ s financial situation taking into
consideration patient’ s prognosis and medical needs,
referring to an agency for financial assistance when
indicated, interpreting the medical situation to the
referring agency and generally facilitating the process of
rehabilitation

Assists patient and family with
personal and environmental difficulties that predispose
toward illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits
from medical care or cope with terminal illness

Refers patients and families to community agencies to
utilize available resources to rehabilitate the patient or
assist the patient to live with the disability or terminal
illness

Works with patients, families and the
health care team effectively

Observes, records
and reports social and emotional changes appropriately and
at least every sixty days

Com! pletes clear
concise and accurate clinical notes, which document skilled
services appropriately, and submits all requested

documentations on a timely basis

Participates in
case management, orientation, case conferences, staff
meetings, care planning, discharge planning and in-service
programs and acts as a consultant to other agency

personnel.

Requirements:
Prefer Master’ s degree from a CSWE Accredited
School of Social Work.

Experience in a hospital setting.

Job Requirements

Vermont License is required. MSW/BSW; as well as Discharge
planning experience.
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to FocusStaff.

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This career starts available on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 03:23:46 GMT

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