ESCO occupation

hospital social worker

Hospital social workers provide counselling to patients and their families helping them to better cope with the illness, the emotions surrounding diagnosis, and with social and financial problems. They work in cooperation with doctors, nurses and other health professionals sensitising them on the emotional aspects of a patient. They act as link between patients and medical staff. Hospital social workers also support the patients and their families with the discharge from the hospital.

Also called: public health social worker, hospital discharge social worker, medical social worker, social worker, palliative care, social worker, palliative care social worker.

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