Medical Social Worker Jobs

• $51.81-$73.51 Hourly

• Mental health support.
• And more.
• 401k with a match and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Infertility coverage, adoption reimbursement and paid parental leave.
• Fleet vehicle program (for full-time caregivers meeting certain requirements).
• Up to $500 in wellness rewards and up to $1,200 in free healthcare services paid for by Amedisys yearly.
• A full benefits package (with affordable health insurance options).
• Back up child and elder care (at participating locations).
• Student loan counseling, tuition reimbursement and refinancing.

What’s in it for you

• Job stability and the opportunity to advance with a growing company.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their families providing much needed care where they want to be – in their homes.
• Better work/life balance and increased flexibility compared to other settings.
• Community-based care centers with a supportive and inclusive work environment.

• Assists the patient and family with health related financial, social and emotional concerns and assists with effective coping skills.

• Other duties as assigned.
• Identifies risks or threats to the patient’s health in the patient’s environment and promptly implements appropriate interventions to reduce risks. Communicates identification of risks/ threats to the patient to the physician and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate care effectively.
• Educates the patient and family members and other team members on medical social work interventions and treatment plan.
• Ensures that changes in the patient’s clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and the care center office staff in a timely manner.
• Performs care planning, transfer and discharge functions.
• Provides social work services in accordance with the plan of care.

Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.