Time left: 4 years and 4 months · Group: Community and Social Service
The official job description
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.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What healthcare social workers do all day (for now)
Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs.
Investigate child abuse or neglect cases and take authorized protective action when necessary.
Refer patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education.
Counsel clients and patients in individual and group sessions to help them overcome dependencies, recover from illness, and adjust to life.
Organize support groups or counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting the client or patient.
Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises.
Also known as
AIDS Social Worker, Bereavement Counselor, Case Manager, Case Worker, Caseworker, Certified Health Care Social Worker, Certified Social Worker in Health Care (C-SWHC), Client Advocate
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace healthcare social workers?
Oh, absolutely. By my count you have 4 years and 4 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces healthcare social workers?
4 years and 4 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which healthcare social workers tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs. The rest follows.