Social Worker, Full Time, Day Shift, Care Management
Adventist Health
- Los Angeles, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Master's Degree in social work: Required in CA and HI
- One year experience in an acute or long term medical setting: Required
- Two years' experience in an acute or long term medical setting: Preferred
- Collaborates and facilitates patient discharge plans for those requiring post Hospice or post inpatient care.
- Assists patient/family/caregiver in determining appropriate level of Hospice care. Refers to outpatient resources as appropriate.
- Initiates a plan of care and appropriate patient teaching. Reassesses plan of care according to the physical and emotional needs of patient.
- Develops Plan of Care (POC) based on patient assessment including, psychosocial factors that would impede the POC, clinical knowledge of appropriate theories of stages of human development, the impact of terminal illness, mental status and family dynamics.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.