Position Overview
Description:
We are looking for a Medical Social Worker to provide care at our Patient's homes in primarily Solano County, and some Contra Costa Counties. As a Medical Social Worker, you will assist patients and families in coping with problems resulting from severe or long-term illness. You will assess, diagnose, and treat patient's mental and social conditions, counsel individuals and/ or families, and update case records.
Requirements:
- Assesses psychosocial status of patient and social/ emotional factors related to the patient's illness, need for care, and response to treatment.
- Assisting patients and families with goal setting, counseling, and planning and providing interventions.
- Assisting patients and families with appropriate community recourses, their eligibility criteria, and regulations.
- Participates in the development and periodic renewal of the patient's plan of care.
- Observes, and reports to the physic...