Home Health Social Worker

Job description

By The Bay Health, a non-profit established in 1975, set the standard for hospice in the U.S. by emphasizing the role of the patient in making important medical decisions. Our spectrum of home-based services now includes Skilled Home Health Care, Palliative Care, Adult Hospice Care and Pediatric Care. Our team approach strives to address practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of care, with the goal to maximize quality of life for our patients, caregivers and families. **This full-time position offers competitive pay, generous benefits and a supportive work environment.** The **Social Worker** is responsible for providing medical social casework services for home care patients in accordance with compliance with organization policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations. **Schedule:** Monday - Friday; 8:30am - 5:00pm **Location:** Marin County with additional coverage to Sonoma County ***By the Bay Health follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel.*** **Essential Duties & Responsibilities include**(but are not limited to): - Evaluates the need for medical social casework services to patients in their place of residence - Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient - Assesses social and emotional factors relating to the patient's condition to estimate the capacity of the patient and family to cope with problems of daily living - Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient - Accurately assesses the need for, and performing, revisits **Education/Experience:** - Master’s degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or Master’s degree in mental health discipline - Minimum one-year’s social work experience in a health care setting **Pay Range:** $44.50 - $52.30 hourly By the Bay Health is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at BTBH. Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.