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| DUTIES OF POSITION |
| Provide Medical Social Services to the patient and/or family according to the Plan of Care. |
| POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES |
| Conduct a psychosocial assessment as part of the comprehensive assessment within 5 days of admission to the hospice program. This includes emotional, social, financial and environmental resources and to identify appropriate psychosocial problems, interventions and goals for the patient’s plan of care. |
| Participate in IDG meetings and the development of the patient’s plan of care. |
| Observe, record and report changes on the patient's emotional and social factors that are being affected by the patient's illness and his/her need for care and his/her response to treatment. |
| Maintain and submit written clinical records as deemed by the Agency, including the initial evaluation, the care plan and daily notes. |
| Evaluate the patients and family's response to, and effectiveness of, the medical social work intervention. |
| Confirm, on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits with the patients’ Case Managers to facilitate coordination of other staff visits. |
| Participate in IDG and QAPI meetings and activities. |
| If the patient/family declines Social Work services, the Social worker continues to offer support to the IDG in it’s care of the patient and to monitor the patient/caregiver’s evolving needs. |
| Participate in discharge planning, as needed. |
| Assume responsibility for self-development by continually striving to improve his/her Medical Social Worker practice through formal education, attendance at workshops and conferences, active participation in professional and related organizational meetings, and/or individual research and reading. |
| Assess the patient's/ family members’ ability to cope with the patient’s dying. |
| Act as consultant to the members of the health team, assists them in understanding the social, emotional and environmental factors related to the patient's health problems. |
| Help patients to utilize the resources of their families and the community. |
| JOB CONDITIONS |
| The ability to access patients’ homes which may not be routinely wheelchair accessible is required. |
| Physical activities will include, walking, sitting, stooping, and standing. |
| EQUIPMENT OPERATION |
| Utilization of computer, telephone, copy machine, and other office equipment. |
| COMPANY INFORMATION |
| Has access to patient medical records. |
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