Medical Social Worker

Job overview

Medical Social Worker in Memphis, TN. This is an onsite, full-time position with Oak Street Health. The pay range is $43,888.00 - $91,052.00 per year. This role supports the psychosocial needs of patients, providing assessments, advocacy, and comprehensive care coordination to improve health status and avoid hospitalizations.

What you'll do

• Proactively support our highest-need patients by providing comprehensive assessments, telephonic check-ins, and in-person visits.
• Partner with the patient and their support persons (if necessary) to identify goals, increase engagement in their healthcare, address barriers, and drive the execution of their care plan.
• Maintain extensive knowledge of community resources and make referrals, as appropriate, to help ensure the patient's healthcare and psychosocial needs are met.
• Navigate patient insurance benefits in collaboration with the Patient Relations Manager (PRM) to ensure mindful utilization and maximization of plan benefits
• Provide both longitudinal and episodic comprehensive care coordination with the ultimate goal of empowering patients to independently manage their health conditions and have increased quality of life.
• Provide psychoeducation to patients and families surrounding life stage and disease-specific issues, including advance care planning and end-of-life care, support, and advocacy at all stages of the patient journey.
• Provide psychoeducation to patients and families surrounding life stage and disease-specific issues, including dementia, adjustment to illness, aging, caregiver support, etc.
• Meet with care teams to collaborate and generate creative solutions to patient issues, and spearhead intervention in situations with complex psychosocial dynamics.
• Complete concise and comprehensive documentation on time to ensure that all care team members have visibility into the status of MSW interventions
• Partner with Community Health Workers and provide clinical guidance and consultation regarding complex patient needs to these team members.
• Respond to crises and urgent needs with the keen ability to prioritize work, triage situations, and multitask.
• Other duties as assigned.

What we're looking for

Education

Master of Social Work degree

Experience

Master of Social Work degree required from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE); Minimally licensed in the state where OSH Center is located; Fluency in Spanish, Polish, Russian, or other languages spoken by people in the communities we serve (where necessary); Proficient computer skills (including Microsoft, GSuite, and electronic medical records); US work authorization

Skills & competencies

medical social worker

memphis tn

oak street health

social work

healthcare

full-time

day shift

no weekends

no on-call

About the employer

Oak Street Health is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.