MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER
Company: NHC
Location: Athens
Posted on: October 26, 2024
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Job Description:
A different kind of care that ensures you're surrounded by
people who make a difference in your life.
Position: Medical Social Worker
NHC HomeCare Athens is looking for a Medical Social Worker to join
our team. The Medical Social Worker supervises and provides for the
evaluation of the social and emotional needs of the patient related
to their medical condition, and provides counseling, etc. based on
this evaluation.
Qualifications - ALL states:
PLUS state-specific requirements:
Tennessee specific
b. Current license as Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Position Highlights:
--- Assesses social and emotional factors, to minimize impact on
the patient's health and ability to cope with problems of daily
living
--- Helps the patients and caregivers to understand, accept, and
follow medical recommendations
--- Assists patients and caregivers with personal and environmental
difficulties which predispose toward illness or interfere with
obtaining maximum benefits from medical care; and
--- Identifies resources, such as caregivers and community
agencies, to assist the patient to resume life in the community,
including discharge planning
--- Assists the providers and home care team members in
understanding the significant social and emotional factors related
to the health problems and
--- Participates in the development of the plan of care.
National HealthCare Corporation is recognized nationwide as an
innovator in the delivery of quality care. Our goal is to provide a
full range of extended care services, designed to maximize the
well-being and independence of patients of all ages. We are
dedicated to meeting patient needs through an interdisciplinary
approach combining compassionate care with cost-effective health
care services.
The NHC environment is one of encouragement and challenge ...
innovation and improvement ... teamwork and collaboration ... and
honesty and integrity. All NHC employees are committed as partners,
not only to the health of our patients, but to the well-being of
the communities we serve.
If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care and
share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, please apply today and
find out more about us at
nhccare.com/locations/homecare-athens/
We look forward to talking with you! NHC is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
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