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- Position Summary :Works under the general direction of the Hospice Social Worker Preceptor and Management in accordance with agency policies; prepares psychosocial evaluations; provides medical social casework with preceptor oversight to patients and families having difficulty in social functioning, primarily as it effects their health.
- Refers and aids in the referral process to social agencies; and generally serves as a medical social worker in the agency’s total program under the guidance and direction of the Hospice Social Worker Preceptor.
- Record, date and sign into the patient’s record with sign off by a MSW/Preceptor:psychosocial evaluation; social work treatment plan; summary of significant aspects of each home visit or telephone discussion, including dates of next visits; social service summaries for physicians or other agencies; and documentation of all professional communication with patient, family members and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Respond to appropriate referrals for evaluation or casework by agency staff or by professionals from outside the agency in accordance with the plan of treatment authorized or established by a licensed physician and referral to the Medical Social Worker of the agency.
- Develop a social work treatment plan with consultation with Preceptor based upon the evaluation.
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