We are a Home Hospice provider seeking an MSW to join our growing team on a part-time basis! We provide care to our patients where they live, be that in private homes or assisted living facilities in Columbus. We are primarily looking for a compassionate and resourceful social worker to help support our patients and families at end-of-life and throughout the bereavement period. We occasionally have social work needs on home health side of the business as well - typically for assistance with resource identification and enrollment assistance.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Master of Social Work (MSW) (Required)
• Ohio LSW or LISW (Required)
• Strong clinical skills (Prior Home Health/Hospice Experience Preferred)
• Minimum requirement of 1 year medical social work experience
• Knowledge of Federal and State laws and guidelines pertaining to Home Health and Hospice
• Demonstrates good communication and public relations skills
• Computer proficiency desired
• Knowledge of Home Care and Hospice Medicare/CoP regulations

Summary:

Work with a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians providing evaluation, treatment planning and implementation, and support for patients in end-of-life situations. Social Worker will follow their client and family from evaluation to death or discharge, and will follow some family members following death to provide bereavement support.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates patients and their caregivers by conducting a thorough psychosocial assessment related to the patient's illness and environment.
• Develops reasonable, specific and measurable goals that support the plan of care, as agreed upon by the patient/caregiver.
• Works with interdisciplinary team to ensure all physical and psychosocial needs are met in a timely fashion.
• Develops, evaluates, and revises patient care goals in conjunction with the patient and family.
• Coordinates goal-directed, cost-effective care for primary patients and demonstrates appropriate use of community resources to deliver comprehensive individualized care.
• Communicates with MD, family, and interdisciplinary care providers to clarify care and increase awareness of significant changes in condition in a timely manner.
• Maintains effective working relationships with patients/families, referral sources, physicians, community resources and insurance representatives.
• Works with hospice administrator to plan and carry out bereavement support activities; assesses for complicated grieving and makes appropriate referrals.

You will have a flexible schedule and utilize an electronic EMR which will help limit travel time and visits to the office. No on-call requirement!

We invite you to grow with us! As a newly-accredited agency with a relatively small caseload, we are excited to get going and growing! At this time we are looking for a part-time MSW. As our census increases, so will our social work need. We anticipate this will in time evolve into a full-time opportunity if our MSW is interested.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Medical specialties:

• Home Health
• Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Social work: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• LSW or LISW (Required)
• Master's degree in Social Work (Required)

Work Location: On the road