Medical Social Worker Job Description

Medical Social workers are responsible for making community resources available to individuals or groups who are affected by chronic illness or trauma.

Typical Job Duties

• Perform grief work with families affected by the death of a loved one

• Research resources for stress relief for those providing care for the terminally ill as well as the mentally or physically handicapped

• Make community resources available to help reduce or eliminate the long-term effects of an illness to ensure optimal levels of independence and health

• Perform clinical assessments of individual clients who are in crisis and provide counseling to mitigate the effects of the crisis upon the client and their family

• Counsel substance abusers after they have started their treatment in hospital

• Develop treatment plans for substance abusers upon hospital discharge