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MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. JOB DESCRIPTION MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER Title: Medical Social Worker, services indicated for social or emotional difficulties of patient or caregiver that affect treatment or rate of recovery. Qualifications: Master's degree in Social Work or other social sciences from an approved university, accredited school of social work. Must have at least one year's experience in social services. Lines of authority and reporting responsibilities: Report to the Director of Nursing, Clinical Manager/MSW Supervisor, Administrator. Duties: 1. The Social Worker will assist the Administrator, the physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner, and other members of staff of this Institution in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to the patients' health care problems. 2. Upon assignment of a patient to the care of this Institution, the Social Worker will assess the patient to determine those social and emotional factors which will enable us to estimate the patient's capacity and will enable us to estimate the patient's capacity and potential to cope with the problems of daily living. 3. The Social Worker shall be responsible for helping the patient and the patient's family to understand, accept and follow medical recommendations and will provide services planned to restore the patient to optimum social and health adjustment within his capacity. Must participate in training and in-services. 4. The Social Worker shall assist patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties which predispose toward illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. 5. The Social Worker shall utilize all available resources, such as family and community agencies to assist the patient to resume life in the community, including discharge planning, or to learn to live within his/her disability. 6. In the case of patients with the Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, the Social Worker will exercise greater understanding and compassion and will be particularly observant of the code on patient confidentiality. 7. Participates in the development of the plan of care, Prepares clinical and clinical notes, and participates in discharge planning and in-service programs. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 1. Able to speak, read and write in English. 2. Able read assignments, follow directions 3. Able to communicate and respond clearly on telephone and respond to patient’s spoken needs. 4 Able to spend 80% of the work standing and/or moving about. This Job Classification will have a Potential risk for Occupational Exposure to Blood and other Potential Infections body fluids, protective equipment will be provided by our Agency to limit the exposure and will promote self protection practices in the delivery of the Home Health Care, to provide appropriate treatment to home health care workers in the event of exposure incident and to promote compliance with the universal precautions. Home Health Agency Job Descriptions I-29