medication social work definition
Definition of 'medical social worker'. medical social worker (ËmÉdÉªkÉl ËsÉÊÊÉl ËwÉËkÉ) noun. medicine. a person who works in a hospital and is responsible for offering counselling to patients and their families and ensuring that discharged patients will receive appropriate care in the community. Khan is a medical social worker at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Medical social work. Medical social work is a sub-discipline of social work, also known as hospital social work. Medical social workers typically work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, community health agency, skilled nursing facility, long-term care facility or hospice. They work with patients and their families in need of psychosocial help.