How do they match: Healthcare Social Workers

  • Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family caregivers. Provide patients with information and counseling, and make referrals for other services. May also provide case and care management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.

  • Educate clients about end-of-life symptoms and options to assist them in making informed decisions.
  • Identify environmental impediments to client or patient progress through interviews and review of patient records.
  • Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan.
  • Oversee Medicaid- and Medicare-related paperwork and recordkeeping in hospitals.

  • Collect information about clients.
  • Interview clients to gather information about their backgrounds, needs, or progress.
  • Maintain client records.