Medical Social Worker

**Patient Counseling & Support**:

- Offer emotional support and counseling to patients dealing with serious illness, trauma, or chronic conditions.
- Assist families in coping with diagnoses, treatment decisions, grief, and end-of-life care.

**Discharge Planning**:

- Coordinate with doctors, nurses, and families to plan safe and effective discharges.
- Help arrange follow-up care, home care, or transfer to rehabilitation or hospice facilities.

**Financial & Social Assistance**:

- Prepare and maintain documentation for availing financial aid.

**Patient Advocacy & Liaison**:

- Act as a bridge between patients/families and the medical team, ensuring clear communication and addressing concerns.
- Advocate for patients’ rights, dignity, and privacy.

**Community Resource Coordination**:

- Connect patients to external support services such as counseling centers, rehabilitation facilities, blood banks, and palliative care services.
- Collaborate with NGOs and community-based organizations for patient welfare.

**Documentation & Reporting**:

- Maintain detailed case records, social investigation reports, and progress notes.
- Prepare reports for audits, CSR programs, and patient assistance schemes.

**Health Awareness & Education**:

- Organize and participate in health education sessions, camps, and awareness drives.
- Educate patients and families on disease management, hygiene, nutrition, and available support systems.

Pay: ₹15,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Health insurance

Schedule:

- Morning shift

Supplemental Pay:

- Yearly bonus

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Field service: 3 years (required)

**Language**:

- Marathi (required)

Work Location: In person