Medical Social Worker

Overview

Medical Social Worker - Home Health

Full Time, Days

Why work as a Medical Social Worker at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire?

• You really get to know your patients and become an integral part of their care team.
• Your average visit is 45 minutes giving you significant time to provide meaningful therapy.
• You are provided broad independence but are also part of a cohesive patient-care team.
• You get to be an important part of the community where you live.
• You have a work/life balance that can match the flexibility you need.

Benefits include:

• A Sign-On Bonus of $7,000
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Clinical CEUs
• Online LinkedIn Learning
• Extensive health, dental, and lifestyle benefits that come with being part of the renowned Dartmouth Health system

Locations :

• White River Junction, VT area
• Springfield, VT area

Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH covers more than 70 towns delivering superior nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, and personal care services with proven effectiveness, integrity, and compassion. Our only goal is to help the people in our communities. When you join the Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH, you'll become part of a dedicated team delivering outstanding home health and hospice services that enrich the lives of the people we serve.

Medical Social Workers at the VNH are integral members of a multi-disciplinary health care team that provides skilled nursing and rehabilitative care to patients, allowing them to receive the medical care required in the comfort of their own home.

The Medical Social Worker will:

• Provide clinical social evaluations and plan appropriate interventions based on evaluation findings.
• Identify appropriate community resource referrals to address the client's and the family's practical and environmental needs.
• Act as an advocate for both the client and the family, to navigate the patient through the community system.
• Participate in the development of the total plan of care with the multidisciplinary team of VNH clinicians, as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain contracts with public and private agencies as resources for the patient.

We would love to meet you and tell you more about this engaging and fulfilling part of our healthcare delivery system. Our recruiters can explain the different roles, our service area, the unique aspects of home and hospice care, and the many benefits we can offer your career and personal life.

As part of Dartmouth Health, the Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH is an equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

Medical Social Workers at the VNH are integral members of a multi-disciplinary health care team that provides skilled nursing and rehabilitative care to patients, allowing them to receive the medical care required in the comfort of their own home.

The Medical Social Worker will:

• Provide clinical social evaluations and plan appropriate interventions based on evaluation findings.
• Identify appropriate community resource referrals to address the client's and the family's practical and environmental needs.
• Act as an advocate for both the client and the family, to navigate the patient through the community system.
• Participate in the development of the total plan of care with the multidisciplinary team of VNH clinicians, as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain contracts with public and private agencies as resources for the patient.

Qualifications

Licensed Medical Social Worker

Don't meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

• Area of Interest: Nursing;
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week;
• Shift: Day;
• Job ID: 20342;

There are so many reasons to join Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics, members of Dartmouth Health , the premiere health system in New England.

First and foremost are our people. No matter the role, you ll find a shared purpose here. We have doctors ready to teach their knowledge, nurses who lead through experience, and other like-minded individuals collaborating for the health of the community, while inspiring each other day after day.

Career development

Affiliated with Dartmouth College, the atmosphere here is very collegial. You ll discover educational and research opportunities around every corner. At Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics, you never stop learning.

You ll also appreciate the resources our wide-spread health care system provides. You ll have access to experts at the top of their fields, advanced technologies, and modern facilities that enable you to care for patients like nowhere else.

Benefits and wellness

We offer a total compensation package that includes competitive health and wellness benefits. These benefits consist of "Core Benefits" that are provided by Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics as well as "Benefit Choices" that allow you to select additional benefits to meet your personal situation and needs.

Our locations

New England is a very special place to live, work, and become part of a community. We have some of the most advanced educational institutions, best health care, and diverse cultural and recreational offerings you will find anywhere in the country. The public schools are excellent, the mountains are beautiful, and the lakes are pristine. No wonder so many people love it here.