Medical Social Worker

**Job Summary and Responsibilities**

At St. Elizabeth's Health at Home, we strive to embody our mission of delivering hope and healing to those we serve. As a **Medical Social Worker** , you’ll engage in a range of exciting responsibilities, including:

+ Establishing a care plan in accordance with the physician’s plan of treatment.
+ Providing crisis intervention as required.
+ Assisting the physician and other caregivers in understanding the significant social, emotional and economic factors influencing the patient’s ability to improve medically.
+ Providing patient care education to patients and caregivers.
+ Assisting in making appropriate community referrals to gain access to additional resources as needed (i.e. applications for public assistance, housing problems, additional health care resources, transportation)
+ Working with the patient’s caregivers to resolve problems interfering with an optimum caring relationship between the patient and care...