MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS

The Medical Social Worker meets with the patient and family/caregiver and helps them to make adjustments to the impact of illness.

 The services of Medical Social Workers include but are not limited to:

• Assess social and emotional factors related to patient's illness
• Provide information about community resources available for patient
• Assess patient's psychological needs and communicate with home health professionals
• Assess relationship of patient's medical and nursing requirements to the individual's home situation