Social Worker

PRN MSW - Home Health

Okeechobee, FL

Your responsibilities:

* Provide rehabilitative and support casework geared to restoring patients to their optimum level of social health adjustment
* Help patients utilize the resources of their families and the community by either referring patients or acting as intermediary on behalf of the patients in their dealings with other health and welfare agencies
* Consult with the physician and other members of the care team for the purpose of assisting them to understand significant social, emotional and environmental factors related to the patient's health problems
* Assist patients and their families with personal and environment difficulties, which predispose them toward illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care

Responsible for provision of telephone-based consultation, counseling and informational services to members. Provides one-time or ongoing counseling and lifestyle management services, leveraging the outcomes tools in support of optimal care. Must hold a clinical license in their state.

Additional Job Details:

Provides telephone triage, crisis intervention and related services. - Assesses member’s immediate clinical needs and utilizes appropriate clinical tools to identify and provide services. - Engages members and provides immediate support and assists with coping skills to address ongoing lifestyle management. - Determines appropriate intervention, action steps in dealing with member’s situational concerns including members in crisis. - Provides telephone counseling to individuals with a variety of presenting issues including but not limited to mental, emotional, disorders, conditions, addictions, lifestyle management and work-life concerns. - Can consist of individual, joint or family sessions, - Can be stand alone or on-going sessions - Provides clinical services utilizing a variety of advanced clinical assessments, therapeutic interventions and/or models, which supports the level of care and engagement of members and are in alignment with the member’s theory of change. - Uses appropriate and acceptable judgment, clinical theories, knowledge, methods, ethics, and professional use of self to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or bio psychosocial functioning of members. License Required LCSW OR LSW. Experience in facilitating client positive behavioral change. Strong computer & literacy skills. Bilingual applicants preferred Crisis intervention skills. Ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence. 1-3 years of EAP, BH or Social Services experience preferred. Experience in handling mental health and psychiatric issues, family situations.