A social worker as a doctor has several key responsibilities including patient intake screening to collect demographic and clinical data as well as assess patient needs, counseling and educating patients and their families on responding socially to illness and treatment options, discharge planning to arrange at-home care and resources to pay for ongoing medical costs, and advocating for patients by respecting their dignity, committing to their care, treating all patients equally, and protecting their rights.

1. Responsibilities of Social Worker
as a Doctor
Dr. Suresh Borole

2. Patient Intake Screening
● Healthcare organization collect
demographic
● Social and clinical data
● Patients emotional, medical needs.

3. Patient Counseling and Education
● Help patient and their families
● Social response to illness and treatment
● Educate about entitlement, health
insurance

4. Discharge Planning
● Patient will properly cared at home
● Arranging resource pay for medication
and health
● Linking patient with medical social
service provider

5. Patient Advocacy
● Respecting human dignity
● Committing to the patient
● Treating all patients equally
● Protecting rights of patients

6. Thank
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