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November 6, 2024

VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region Inc

Rutland

FULL TIME


Medical Social Worker

VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region of Rutland, VT is looking to hire a full-time Medical Social Worker. Would you like to work for a caring and supportive medical company that values its employees? If so, please read on!
This Medical Social Worker position earns a competitive wage, depending on experience, and offers up to a $5,000 sign on bonus. We also offer great benefits, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, a 401(k) plan with employer match, continuing education tuition assistance, and a CEU work course. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, apply today!
ABOUT VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION
Based in Vermont, we are a non-profit home health and hospice care agency that delivers a wide range of advanced medical care with compassion, dependability, and expertise to people of all ages. Our mission is to provide the best care for every person in Southwestern Vermont and to put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. We strive to give customized care to individuals with chronic diseases and conditions as well as those who need short-term care. For our services, we have been recognized as one of the nation's top 100 performing home health agencies by Home Care Elite.
Education
  • Master's Degree in Social Work required.
Experience
  • Two years in human services and/or social work experience in a medical environment required.
  • Prior experience in home care preferred.
  • Valid Driver's License

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Checks daily referrals/communication notes and schedules client visits.
  • Effectively integrates new and existing client schedules to maximize productivity in accordance with physician's orders. Effectively analyzes visit patterns and makes adjustments to scheduled visits accordingly.
  • Assesses and evaluates patient and family needs in order to provide quality care to assigned patients.
  • Develops, discusses and communicates a realistic plan of care for each client, including caregiver in order to address all identified needs.
  • Implements social service plan of care and procedures as necessary to ensure the safe effective quality of care for clients.
  • Evaluates a variety of aspects of implemented plan of care including, but not limited to identified problems, care provided and client's responses to meet client and family needs and ensure overall quality of care delivered.
  • Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of social services provided to ensure the effective integration of information for use by the health care team to ensure on-going and continued quality of care.
  • Coordinates a wide variety of ancillary client care services with physicians, providers, team members, etc. in support of the recommended plan of care to ensure safe and effective client and family care.
  • Proactively engages in CQI efforts to ensure continual professional growth.
  • Pro-actively advocates for client care issues to ensure that overall quality and type of care is sensitive to each specific patient/family's needs.
  • Performs client and care giver education to ensure informed patient decisions can be made, including, but not limited to, effectively executing Vermont Ethics Network advanced directives, treatment options, discharge instructions, reportable conditions, ranges of services, .
  • Attends and schedules case conference/family meetings with other team members to ensure collaboration of patient care.
READY TO JOIN OUR HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE TEAM?
We understand your time is valuable, so we have a very quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this job, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!

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