The Medical Social Worker collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to provide input in the development of the plan of care for those patients requiring social work intervention. The Medical Social Worker provides medically necessary intervention to patients who have social or emotional problems that are, or are expected to be, impediment(s) to the effective treatment of the medical condition and/or rate of recovery. Additionally, the Medical Social Worker provides these services in accordance with physician’s orders.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**

+ Provides medically necessary social work intervention in accordance with physician’s orders
+ Assesses patient’s psychosocial needs; plans for, evaluates, and modifies interventions to meet the established patient goals
+ Collaborates with other disciplines to plan and evaluate team goals for each patient
+ Facilitates patient referrals to community agencies when appropriate
+ Provides financi...