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21st Century Home Health Services · 4 months ago

Clinical Social Worker (MSW or LCSW): Home Health

United States

Full-time

Remote

Entry, Mid Level

$90K/yr - $120K/yr

1+ years exp

21st Century Home Health Services Inc. is the largest Home Health Agency in San Francisco, committed to treating every patient with empathy and compassion. The Clinical Social Worker (MSW or LCSW) will assist patients and their families in coping with diagnoses, focusing primarily on the geriatric population while coordinating care with home health staff and community resources.

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Responsibilities

Under the general direction of the Case Manager, the Social Worker assesses social and emotional factors related to the patient's illness, medical and nursing requirements in the home

Develops and implements a plan for home social work services, including education of patients, family members and care givers

This position also coordinates with other home health staff and community resources to provide an efficient integration of care

Qualification

LCSW LicenseDegreeBasic Life Support CertificationHome Health experienceCommunity resourcesEffective communicationTime managementConflict resolutionCritical thinkingInterpersonal skills

Required

Masters Degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education required

Basic Life Support Certification - BLS required

Driver License

Automobile Insurance required

Knowledge of local community resources is required

Knowledge and understanding of individual development and human behavior as it relates to the effects of illness/injury; and of the influence of culture on health care

Demonstrated skills in effective written and verbal communication

Ability to recognize the needs and concerns of diverse groups of people

Ability to maintain harmonious constructive working relationships with internal and external customers (patients, families, members of the interdisciplinary team, clerical and management staff, physicians and community resources)

Must have well developed social work assessment and clinical skills as well as time management skills

Must be able to handle sensitive issues, conflict with or among others, respectively direct and reinforce staff efforts; effectively plan and organize and prioritize work, think critically to both effectively plan and organize department operations consistent with our strategic and operating objectives and to effectively solve unique problems as they arise or identify when to consult supervisor

Must be able to deal with challenging work environment with time demands and occasional conflicting priorities

Maintain a positive and professional image and demonstrate self-directed learning to meet professional development and/or license requirements

Is responsible for maintaining all required licensure and certifications

At orientation and annually thereafter, must be able to meet our core competencies for position and area of specialty, as appropriate