MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER

LOCATION/DEPARTMENT:       HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY/HOME CARE
FLSA STATUS:                          NON-EXEMPT
REPORTS TO:                           DIRECTOR OF NURSES
SHIFT:                                       PER DIEM OR POOL SHIFT

Organization Overview
Bon Secours St. Petersburg (BSSP) is a diverse long-term care organization providing a continuum of care to elderly individuals. BSSP offers high quality skilled nursing care, in-patient and outpatient rehabilitation, comprehensive home care services and state-of-the-art assisted living, all on a beautiful and well maintained campus.

BSSP is comprised of three facilities: Maria Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Care Center, a 274-bed licensed nursing care center offering skilled and long-term nursing with a dedicated Alzheimer’s unit. In addition, the Center for Rehabilitation provides a highly skilled in-patient and out-patient rehabilitation program. The second facility, Bon Secours Place is a 102-unit Assisted Living Facility (ALF) in partnership with Life Care Services, LLC of Des Moines, IA; one of the first ALFs to receive Joint Commission accreditation. In 2006, BSSP launched a new home health agency, Bon Secours St. Petersburg Home Health Services Inc., to provide nursing and rehabilitation services throughout the community. BSSP also provides select community programs for at-risk elderly.

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of BSSP that all applicants for employment and all employees are recruited, hired and assigned on the basis of merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable laws. BSSP also provides reasonable accommodations to disabled employees and applicants as required by law.

Our Values
All BSSP employees are expected to embody the values of Bon Secours and the Catholic healthcare ministry, and understand the appropriate balance between mission needs and fiscal responsibility while demonstrating these values in day-to-day actions. These values are:

Respect - Treats all people well because all people have dignity.
Justice - Supports, protects and promotes the rights of all individuals and has a special concern for the rights of the poor and dying.
Integrity - Is honest in his/her dealings and behavior is consistent with his/her thoughts, feelings and actions.
Stewardship - Is dedicated to the responsible and creative utilization of our resources to assure the continuance of our mission.
Innovation - Continually searches within him/her and our partnerships for new ways to profoundly improve our services and life in the surrounding communities.
Compassion - Experiences and expresses empathy with the life situations of others.
Quality - Continually improves our system’s processes of care and service to our patients, physicians, co-workers and community through understanding their needs and striving to exceed their expectations.
Growth - Is committed to the implementation of programs that inspire positive development in the organization, our co-workers, and our community; is sensitive to the changes necessary to meet this challenge.

Position Summary
Assess and develops a plan of care to assist in meeting the psychosocial needs of patients to enable them to achieve their optimum level of health and psychological functioning. Assists families of patients in providing support necessary to maintain their relative at home. Interacts with adults and the geriatric population.

Position Qualifications
Education: MSW from a graduate school accredited by the Council of Social Work Education and the FL Education Department.
Licensure: Must have current and valid Florida State driver’s license, auto liability insurance, and ability to provide own transportation for home visits. Motor vehicle record must be acceptable to BSSPHC insurers and meet BSSPHC policy standards. Must have CPR.
Experience: 2-3 years social work experience with the adult disabled and elderly. One year in health care setting preferred.

Standard Physical Requirements and Work Conditions
In accordance with federal, state, and local laws, certain physical skills are required for all positions within BSSP Home Health Care including, but not limited to: repetitive motions such as typing, answering phones, constant writing up to 80% of the time, lifting up to 20 pounds such as laptops, luggage, files, etc., 10% of the time, ability to view electronic monitors at close distances 80% of the time, or constant sitting for long durations 60% of the time, as well as frequent standing, sitting, kneeling, bending, stooping, or walking 50% of the time. Must be able to climb stairs. Must be able to lift, position, push, and/or transfer patients following proper procedures for safety. Must have visual and auditory acuity.

Work environment is in doors as well as outdoors while traveling to client homes and exposed to direct