Medical Social Worker Home Health MSW Job at Lee Health, Fort Myers, FL

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  • Lee Health
  • Fort Myers, FL

Job Description

Location: Lee Health/Home Health Office, Westlinks Drive, Gateway, Fort Myers, FL

Department: Medical Social Services (MSW) Home Health

Work Type: Full Time (80 hours bi-weekly)

Shift: Days, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday- Friday Work Week

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate: $27.57 - $35.84 / hour

Master's in Social Work Needed (MSW Degree)

Home Health or Hospice experience desired but not required

This position visits patients in the home.

Summary

Responsible for the delivery of services to the Healthy Start client population as outlined in the Healthy Start guidelines. The Healthy Start Social Worker facilitates services across a continuum through collaboration with community resources, the Healthy Start team, and other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient delivery of Healthy Start services and the achievement of desired client outcomes. Supports the organization vision and mission. Uses knowledge of patient's age and cultural diversity into the delivery of services rendered. Contributes to the success of the Healthy Start team through excellence in customer service and performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes of said services. Teamwork, flexibility and professionalism, while important in all functions of the System, are central to the success of the Healthy Start /Home Health Team, and are expected in this role. Duties will include participation in events sponsored by Healthy Start, as well as covering team member PTO, requested office tasks, and traveling outside normal work area regions to meet the needs of our client caseload and the needs of the organization. Scope of Duties: Counseling the client and family in meeting related needs. Initiating appropriate preventive procedures Coordination of services Referral to other services as needed Informing the physician and other staff of changes in the client's needs (Healthy start) Supervising paraprofessionals providing services Participating in in-service programs

This is a driving role.

Requirements

Education:Masters degree in social work required.

Experience:Minimum of 1 year of social work experience in medical or healthcare setting.

Certification:N/A

License:N/A

Other:Strong interpersonal/communication skills and organized work habits required. must possess the ability to effectively negotiate computerized documentation.

US:FL:Fort Myers

Job Tags

Full time, Work experience placement, Work at office, Monday to Friday, Shift work,

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