Medical Social Worker LCSW or LSW
Schedule: .8FTE, M-F
The VNA has provided quality home health care to the Front Range since 1889, and we are continuing to grow. Our state-of-the-art Android tablets give you fingertip access to your patient records, allow you to document onsite, and even provide a built-in GPS that tracks mileage for you!
Responsibilities:
Medical Social Worker is a professional position responsible for providing services to patients in their homes relative to the physical health, mental health, family involvement, and community organization for assessment, case planning, treatment, and coordination on behalf of the patient's ongoing medical care. Provides consistently high quality social work care in accordance with the plan of care and Agency policies to patients. Assists the physician and other team members in understanding the significant social and emotional factors related to the health problems, and participates in the development of the plan of care and discharge planning. Prepares clinical and progress notes and works with the family using appropriate community resources. Participates in in-service programs maintaining and enhancing social work skills on an ongoing basis.
Minimum Qualifications:
Masters degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work. Valid license to practice social work in the state of Colorado required. Current BLS, CPR certification required.Two to three years of social work practice under the supervision of a licensed or equivalently qualified social worker, with one to two years of experience in the medical health care field preferred.
Visiting Nurse Corporation is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer
dedicated to excellence through diversity.
Benefit eligibility is based upon the position held and may be attached to both full- and part-time qualifying positions. On-Call and positions less than 20 hours per week aren't benefit eligible, but do enjoy some of the perks listed above, so ask our HR Representative for more details.
