Rule 15-16-1-46.42.2 - Duties of the Medical Social WorkerThe duties of the medical social worker include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Assisting the responsible physician, podiatrist, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or clinical nurse specialist, and other members of the agency team in understanding the significant social and emotional factors related to patient health problems;2. Assessing the social and emotional factors in order to estimate the patient's capacity and potential to cope with problems of daily living; and assisting in the development of an individual plan of treatment;3. Developing and implementing a social work component of the patient care plan;4. Helping the patient and his/her family to understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations and provide services planned to restore the patient to optimum social and health adjustment within his/her capacity;5. Assisting patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties which predispose towards illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care;6. Utilizing resources such as family and community agencies to assist the patient in resuming life in the community or to learn to live with his/her disability;7. Preparing clinical notes, progress notes, and discharge summaries;8. Participating in agency in-service training programs;9. Acting as a consultant to other agency personnel;10. Development of written policies and procedures for medical social services of the home health agency; and11. Review and evaluate the work of a bachelor's degree licensed social worker on a monthly basis.15 Miss. Code. R. § 16-1-46.42.2
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-71-13