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- Per Diem Rate of $125 per visit.
**For RN/PT/OT Rate varies depending on type of visit. - Mileage Reimbursement
- 3 days of training
- Can choose what are to cover
- Option to transition to Full Time.
- Eastbay Area
- 40 hours a week for 5 days
- 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Provides rehabilitative and supportive casework geared to restoring patients to their optimum level of social, emotional and health adjustment. This includes assisting patients and their families to understand, accept and follow medical recommendations.
- Help patients utilize the resources of their families and the community. This may be accomplished by either referring the patients to resources or acting as an intermediary on behalf of the patients in their dealings with other health and welfare agencies.
- Assists patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties, which predispose them toward illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. These range from counseling members of them patients 's family to assisting clients with admission to a nursing home.
- Consult with the physician and other members of the health team for the purpose of assisting them to understand significant social, emotional and environmental factors related to the patients' health problem.
- Prepares clinical/progress notes on the day of the visit and incorporates same in the clinical record weekly; provides summaries and re-evaluations if indicated.
- Attends care conferences, initiates interdisciplinary referrals and participates in care coordination as needed.
- MSW Diploma
- Updated Credentials
- CPR / BLS
- Negative TB Test Result
- Driver's License and Auto Insurance
- Flu Shot / Signed Declination Form
- Hep B / Signed Declination Form
- Covid-19 Vaccination / Signed Religious Exemption Form
- Immunization Records (MMR, Tdap, Varicella)
- With at least 6 months of experience in Home Health
- Must have background check
- Will be driving to patient's residences
- Must be able to lift 25 lbs
- Must be in good health and be able to fulfill the physical requirement
- Must be willing to drive all-over Eastbay, CA.
Medical Social Worker PD - Oakland, United States - Palmeira Health Services
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About Palmeira Health Services:
Palmeira Home Health is a pioneer in the Home Health industry by providing customized, interdisciplinary programs for patients recovering from a variety of health-related issues. At Palmeira, our driving mission is to enter each home with respect, treat with compassion and perform with integrity to help our patients recover faster and prevail with better care for better outcomes. We exist to create a healthier everyday life for our patients and their families. Through expert skilled nursing and physical therapy plus state-of-the-art technology and customized recovery care plans, we work with our patients and their doctors as a coordinated team to restore you to your better self as soon as possible.