MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS

Vanguard Social Worker team strives to enhance and maintain a patient’s psychosocial and physical well-being. Our social workers facilitate communication between patients and their medical team so that patients’ concerns and questions are addressed. The Social Workers act as a crucial part of a patient’s health care team by providing the support and resources a patient needs in order to recover from illness or trauma. Our Medical Social Workers carry out:

• Collaborate with the primary physician, family members and other medical team members to develop a Plan of Care to assess a patient’s medical or physical condition and their needs

• Coordinate support groups and guide family members in understanding and supporting the patient

• Adapt treatment plans as necessary to adjust to changes in a patient’s status and doctor’s recommendations

• Monitor, evaluate and record patient progress according to the treatment described in the Plan of Care

• Consult and coordinate with all medical team members

• Assess the home environment and make recommendations, as necessary

• Track and report treatments and any changes in the medical condition