Social Worker MSW

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY :   Social Worker (SW), as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team, is responsible for making psychosocial assessments of terminally ill patients and their families, and providing supportive counseling for dealing with anticipatory grief and bereavement issues; refers to internal and external resources as appropriate.  For areas and issues related to the professional work of social work, Social Worker reports to Director of Social Services who evaluates provision of social work care.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1.             Completes initial psychosocial assessment on all patients / families, as assigned, regarding psychosocial response to terminal illness / death.  Evaluates coping skills in crisis situations and anticipatory grief issues.

Standard :    Makes initial visit within 5 calendar days after admission.

2.             Visits patients as needed to meet the current needs of the patient, family and caregivers.  Provides ongoing counseling and support including anticipatory grief support; assesses for changing needs (housing, finances, funeral plans, etc.) and legal issues.  Offers appropriate internal or external resources as needed.

Standard :   Visit frequency and interventions are consistent with assessment and the plan of care. Visits will occur no less than every 30 days unless requested by patient / family.

3.             Documents psychosocial assessment, treatment plan and all visits and significant phone contacts requiring extended amount of time or clinical intervention.

Standard :   Documents every patient visited by the end of the day in which service is provided.

4.             Coordinates with team members to plan and implement the plan of care.

Standard :   Communicates issues needing immediate attention by another team member; attends IDT meetings consistently, prepared to discuss patient / family status and to share dialogue of cases.

5.             Assists with intake processes as needed and as directed by Patient Care Manager including :

• Visiting prospective patients / families to provide informative consultation.
• Visiting enrolling patients / families to admit patient. Assesses for patient decisional capacity / selection of appropriate surrogate decision maker, provides information regarding services, assesses for patient / family readiness for palliative care and completes all intake documents.

Standard :   Submits completed documentation by the end of the day in which service provided.

6.      Participates in staff meetings as appropriate, in educational programs for staff, volunteers and health care givers.

7.       Participates in inservices, workshops, and clinical meetings to promote professional growth and understanding of hospice care.

Standard :    Attendance at 80% of all mandatory inservices and meetings, designated as Social Worker appropriate, provided by agency.  Completes all required inservices.

8.      Shares in providing evening, weekend and holiday on call services for Community Hospice.

9.      Assists in discharge planning from agency services when hospice care can no longer be provided, as needed.

10.      Performs other duties as assigned, including work in other areas to cover absences or relief to equalize peak work periods or otherwise meet the needs of the organization.

11.      Follows all Community Hospice policies and procedures including, but not limited to, safety, infection control, privacy, confidentiality, HIPAA, and National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics.

SUCCESS FACTORS :

1.             Ability to perform effective social work of a complex nature with individual patients and their families; consistently responds to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as reprioritizing work as necessary.

2.             Ability to develop and maintain cooperative, constructive relationships with patients, their families, members of other professional disciplines, and coworkers.

3.             Ability to provide cultural proficiency in services provided, i.e. conduct ethnographic interviews, create multidimensional treatment plans, which include and utilize appropriate community resources to address individual, family, spiritual, and cultural needs.

4.             Ability to prepare clear, concise and comprehensive patient records, and make sound recommendations on the basis of such information; recognize a potential crisis, handle a fast paced, emotional environment and bizarre behavior, and deliver crisis intervention services.

5.             Ability to demonstrate sound judgment by taking appropriate actions regarding questionable findings or concerns.  Investigate and follow through on unusual behavior, orders, or requests for service or information.  Follow proper reporting procedures for actual or potential accidents and or / or incidents so follow-up and / or prevention can occur.

6.             Ability to retain personal objectivity and empathy, when dealing with the death experience and the problems of others.

7.             Ability to handle confidential information and disseminate appropriate information to other agencies per company policy.

QUALIFICATIONS :

1.             Master’s Degree in Social Work from a CSWE accredited University.

2.             Positive professional attitude, with sensitivity to the nature of hospice.

3.             Successful completion of the hospice training program.

4.             One year experience in a health care setting.

5.             Valid California Driver’s License and auto insurance.  With timely renewal required.

6.             Experience or internship with hospice is helpful, but not required.

7.             Possesses and maintains current CPR certification.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :   The main environment for this position is in the patients' homes, which vary in levels of cleanliness, accessibility, and climate control.  The employee may be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients.  The employee may experience situations, with emotionally disturbed, substance abuse, serious illness, and deceased patients.  While performing the duties of this position, the employee will travel by automobile and is exposed to changing weather conditions.

WORK SCHEDULE : Position is regular full-time required to work a regularly scheduled 40-hour workweek, with overtime required to meet patient needs.  Position may also require rotating weekends, holidays and on-call.

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