Medical Social Worker

Position information

Title: Medical Social Worker

Facility: Fidelity Health Care

Job Reports to: Director, Operations

Premier Health Mission, Vision, and Values

The Premier Health Mission

We will build healthier communities with others who share our commitment to provide high-quality, cost-competitive health care services.

The Premier Health Vision

Patients, physicians, and employees will choose Premier Health over any other health care provider in Southwestern Ohio. We will earn their choice, and grow our market leadership by anticipating their needs and exceeding their expectations.

§ Patients and their families will choose us for our quality outcomes and compassionate care at a competitive price.

§ Physicians will choose us as collaborative partners for our easy, efficient practice environment and with a shared passion for high-quality medical outcomes.

§ Our employees will choose us as a great place to work, learn and build a career.

The Premier Health Values

§ RESPECT each person's dignity.

§ Act with INTEGRITY to do the right thing in all aspects of our responsibilities.

§ Serve with COMPASSION that embraces each individual's concerns and hopes.

§ Commit to EXCELLENCE as measured to the highest level of performance.

Position Summary

General Summary/Responsibilities:

The Medical Social Worker is responsible for providing social work services to patients in their homes per physician's plan of care.

DIMENSIONS:

Visits per physician's plan of care.

Scope/Span of Control: N/A

Supervisory Responsibilities (if applicable)

Supervises FTEs: No

Number of FTEs Supervised: 0

Exercises full management authority including performance reviews, discipline, termination and personnel hiring No

Fiscal Responsibilities (if applicable)

Annual Revenue in Dollars: N/A

Annual Expense in Dollars: N/A

Financial Accountability: N/A

Population Served

Age of Population Served - Choose all that apply
• Infant (birth - less than 1 year)
• Pediatric/Adolescent (1 - less than 18 years)
• Adult (18 - 64 years)
• Geriatric (65 years & older)
• All Age Groups (Birth & Above)
• Not Applicable

Qualifications

Education

Minimum Level ofEducation Required: Master's degree

Additional requirements:

§ Type of degree: Master's

§ Area of study or major: Social Work

§ Preferred educational qualifications: L.I.S.W or SW

§ Position specific testing requirement: N/A

Licensure/Certification/Registration

Current Ohio license in Social Work.

Experience

Minimum Level ofExperience Required: 1 - 3 years of job-related experience

Prior job title or occupationalexperience: One year experience in a health care setting (hospital, clinic, rehabilitation center, home care, etc.)

Prior specific functionalresponsibilities: N/A

Preferredexperience: N/A

Otherexperience requirements: N/A

Knowledge/Skills

§ Computer skills preferred

§ Must be capable of standing, stooping, bending and lifting up to 50 lbs.

Physical Requirements & WorkingConditions

PhysicalRequirements:

Pulling

2 - Occasionally (11% - 40%)

Standing

3 - Frequently (41% - 75%)

Other sounds

3 - Frequently (41% - 75%)

Twisting

2 - Occasionally (11% - 40%)

Reaching

2 - Occasionally (11% - 40%)

Visual Acuity Near

3 - Frequently (41% - 75%)

Walking

3 - Frequently (41% - 75%)

Manual Dexterity

2 - Occasionally (11% - 40%)

Visual Acuity Far

3 - Frequently (41% - 75%)

Sitting

2 - Occasionally (11% - 40%)

Use both hands

3 - Frequently (41% - 75%)

Vision Color

2 - Occasionally (11% - 40%)

Pushing

2 - Occasionally (11% - 40%)

Talking

3 - Frequently (41% - 75%)

Concentrating

3 - Frequently (41% - 75%)

Climbing

1 - Rarely (0% - 10%)

Lifting <10 pounds

3 - Frequently (41% - 75%)

Interpersonal Skills

4 - Consistently (76% - 100%)

Stooping

2 - Occasionally (11% - 40%)

Lifting >10 pounds

2 - Occasionally (11% - 40%)

Reading

4 - Consistently (76% - 100%)

Kneeling

1 - Rarely (0% - 10%)

Normal hearing both ears

3 - Frequently (41% - 75%)

Thinking

4 - Consistently (76% - 100%)

WorkingConditions:

1. General office environment.

2. Climate controlled environment.

3. May work some evenings andweekend hours to complete projects or meet the needs of the department.

4. May be required to work overtimeas defined by the needs of the department.

Organizational Standards

§ Provide psychosocial assessment and ongoing intervention to assist in restoring patients to their optimum level of social and health functioning. This includes assisting patients and their families to understand, accept and follow medical recommendations.

§ Provide counseling and intervention to complex psychiatric patients and assists them in understanding, accepting, and following treatment regimen.

§ Direct patients toward utilization of family and community resources. This may be accomplished by assessment and referral of the patient to resources or acting as a patient advocate in working with other health and welfare agencies.

§ Assist patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties which predispose them toward illness or interfere with achieving maximum level of functioning. These range from counseling members of the patient's family to assisting patients with admission to a nursing home.

§ Consult with the physician and other members of the health care team for the purpose of assisting them to understand significant social, emotional and environmental factors related to the patient's health problems.

§ Assist in the development and revision of the physician's plan of treatment.

§ Prepare clinical/progress notes using the tools and processes established by Fidelity Health care, provide summaries and reevaluations if indicated, and submit documentation according to established policy.

§ Meet on a regular basis with clinical supervisor to review case workload.

§ Provide Notary Public services to patient/family members in order to complete Advance Directives.

§ Attend interdisciplinary case conferences to plan patient care.

§ Attend mandatory staff development activities.

§ Attend scheduled staff meetings.

§ Participate in multidisciplinary process improvement teams as appropriate.

§ Provides Medical Social Worker representation and leadership for Fidelity Health Care in professional settings as appropriate.

§ Provides consultation to Fidelity clinicians on complex patient care situations.

Essential Duties & Functions

EssentialDuties & Functions:

Must have available phone to communicate and transportation to visit homes. Interacts with physician, other disciplines, administrative personnel, and community resources

OtherDuties & Functions:

As assigned

The above duties and responsibilities may be essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodations. All job requirements listed include the minimum knowledge, skills, and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be constructed as an exhausted statement of duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Employees may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.