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.
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Key skills for a Healthcare Social Workers include Psychology, Therapy and Counseling, Sociology and Anthropology, Education and Training, Philosophy and Theology. Common technologies include MEDITECH software, Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS, James Frazier Associates DataStart, Patient electronic medical record EMR software, Social Solutions ETO. Acelro can analyze your current skills and show you exactly what to learn next.
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