Become a part of our caring community
The
Medical Social Worker, reporting to the Clinical Manager, participates
in the interdisciplinary care provided to home health patients. You will
function to evaluate and develop a plan of care personalized to fit the
patient's emotional and social needs. The Medical Social Worker will
provide direction and supervision of the Social Worker Assistant when
involved in the patient's plan of care. The Medical Social Worker works
within CenterWell Home Health's company-specific policy and procedures,
applicable healthcare standards, governmental laws, and regulations.
As the Medical Social Worker, you will:
- Assess
the patient's social and emotional state as it relates to their illness
or injury, needs for care and their response to such treatment, and
adjustments to care.
- Assess any relationships of the patient's
medical and nursing needs in the home setting, financial resources, and
available community resources.
- Provide any appropriate action to
obtain available community resources to help resolve issues that may
impede the patient's recovery.
- Communicate with patients and their family members, and associates in the organization.
- Provide
ongoing assessment of patient and family needs and responses to
understanding the treatment process and coping with social and emotional
responses
- Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary care
team in care coordination activities and act as a resource to other
health team members in the identification and resolution of patient
needs
- Evaluate the performance of the Social Work Assistant
(BSW) to assure that all medical social services are provided to
patients in compliance with Company, government, and professional
standards
- Maintain and submit documentation as required by the
company and/ or facility including any case conferences,
patient/physician community contacts, visit reports progress notes, and
confers with other health care disciplines in providing optimum patient
care.
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of one year of experience as a social worker in a health care setting, home health, and/or hospice.
- Social Worker licensure in the state of practice, if required by state law or regulation.
- A valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation.
- Proof of current CPR certification
- Experience
with discharge planning needs, and obtaining community resources
(housing, shelter, funeral/memorial service arrangements, legal,
information and referral, state/federal financial and medication
programs, and eligibility).
- Knowledge of medications and their correct administration.
- Demonstrated ability to organize tasks, develop action plans, set priorities, and function under stressful situations.
- Flexibility in work hours and travel locally.
- Maintain current licensure certifications and meet mandatory continuing education requirements.
- Must read, write and speak fluent English.
Additional Information
TB Statement:
This
role is considered patient facing and is part of Humana's Tuberculosis
(TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required
to be screened for TB.
Driving Statement:
This role is
part of Humana's driver safety program and therefore requires an
individual to have a valid state driver's license and are expected to
maintain personal vehicle liability insurance. Individual must carry
vehicle insurance in accordance with their residing state minimum
required limits, or $25,000 bodily injury per person/$25,000 bodily
injury per event /$10,000 for property damage or whichever is higher.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
1
Pay Range
The
compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting
base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of
posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic
location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related
skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
$53,000 - $73,000 per year
Description of Benefits
Humana,
Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers
benefits for limited term, variable schedule and per diem associates
which are designed to support whole-person well-being. Among these
benefits, Humana provides paid time off, 401(k) retirement savings plan,
employee assistance program, business travel and accident.
Application Deadline: 12-31-2026
About Us
About
CenterWell Home Health: CenterWell Home Health specializes in
personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic
condition or recovering from injury, illness, surgery or
hospitalization. Our care teams include nurses, physical therapists,
occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health
aides, and medical social workers – all working together to help
patients rehabilitate, recover and regain their independence so they can
live healthier and happier lives.
About
CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare
services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated
experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The
result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive
and, most of all, personalized. As the largest provider of
senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a
leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail
pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the
physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients. CenterWell is
part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Learn more about what we offer
at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It
is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or
applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status,
genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also
the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with
Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to
advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran
status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job
requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions,
including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion,
transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other
forms of compensation and selection for training, including
apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
