Home Health & Hospice: SOCIAL WORKER MSW

Essential Job Functions

• Complete thorough assessment / reassessment of patient and family information.
• Include medical, social, environmental and spiritual / cultural factors which may impact treatment plans and patient response and compliance.
• Prepare psychological histories to augment existing service, or as a guide in determining or changing level of service.
• Assess a patients’ financial situation taking into consideration patient’s prognosis and medical needs, referring to an agency for financial assistance when indicated, interpreting the medical situation to the referring agency and facilitating the process of referral.
• Collaborate with professional staff to identify social problems, interrelatedness to the medical situation as well as assessing a patients / family’s strengths and weaknesses, and discuss alternate methods of intervention.
• Complete accurate, timely and appropriate documentation and communication of services rendered, plan of care, patient education, progress toward goals, and care, cost and quality outcomes.
• Participate with medical team members in development of the plan of treatment and discharge planning.
• Provide therapeutic goal directed counseling services to patients and families in order to facilitate the process for desired patient outcomes.
• Assist with health care decision making, patient rights, patient self-determination, customer satisfaction, length of stay and resource consumption.
• Apply advanced interpersonal skills in counseling, critical thinking, conflict resolution, negotiation, mediation, advocating and education when dealing with patients, families and co-workers.
• Provide support and assistance to staff members giving care to patients.
• Contribute to the educational programs of a student, new employee or others who might be receiving experience in this area.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of community resources and expertise in accessing social systems.
• Provide healthcare consumers with specific information relevant to presenting problems or expressed needs in order to improve health status, promote wellness and healthy life styles.
• Assist patient / family to obtain economic stability through referral to assisting agencies.
• Hospice role- understand the hospice philosophy and perform care accordingly to enhance the quality of life of the terminally ill patient.
• Maintain and demonstrate an understanding of the Hospice benefit and comply with regulatory conditions of participation.
• Provide counseling services to Hospice patient / family regarding adjustment to terminal illness, emotional conflicts, financial planning, funeral arrangements, and the use of community services.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and interprets the patient / significant others’ psychosocial response to the terminal illness.
• Collaborate with medical, nursing and counselor members of the core team to review patient referrals, develop the initial plan of care, and assess the need for inpatient and respite admission.
• Make pre-admission visits when requested.
• Complete a psychosocial assessment of hospice patients and families and provide follow-up care as determined by the interdisciplinary team.
• Assess patient / family spiritual needs and communicate with community clergy, as needed and request by patient / family.
• Assess survivor risk factors before death, and make bereavement referrals.
• Perform in accordance with Excela Health universal behavioral / costumer service standards and competencies to support the mission, vision, and values of the Health System.
• as patient census dictates, to provide quality necessary care where patient need is greatest.
• Cognitive ability to function and concentrate on the essential and specialty functions of the job at a high level.
• Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing an essential or specialty function of the job.
• Ability to think and concentrate for an entire shift.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competency and Experience [Knowledge, Skills and Abilities]

Required Qualifications / Experience

Preferred Qualifications / Experience

License, Certification & Clearances

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work

Equal Employment Opportunity

Independence Health and its affiliated companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. It is their policy to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by law. Independence Health and its affiliated companies will comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Disclaimer

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Moreover, duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Work Environment

Effective March 2020 or during pandemic : goggles, face shield and mask are required according to CDC guidelines

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and / or transfer device is required.

Essential – Absolute Necessity.

Marginal – Minimal Necessity.

Constantly – 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps / shift.

Frequently – 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or 32-200 reps / shift.

Occasionally – 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps / shift.

Rarely – Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps / shift.

Physical Condition

Essential

Marginal

Constantly

Frequently

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Extreme Heat

Extreme Cold

Heights

Confined Spaces

Extreme Noise(>

85dB)

Mechanical Hazards

Use of Vibrating Tools

Operates Vehicle (company)

Operates Heavy Equipment

Use of Lifting / Transfer Devices

Rotates All Shifts

8 Hours Shifts

10-12 Hours Shifts

On-Call

Overtime( 8 / hrs / shift; 40 / hr / wk)

Travel Between Sites

Direct Patient Care

Respirator Protective Equipment

Eye Protection

Head Protection (hard hat)

Hearing Protection

Hand Protection

Feet, Toe Protection

Boot chains X

Body Protection

Latex Exposure

Solvent Exposure

Paint (direct use) Exposure

Dust (sanding) Exposure

Ethylene Oxide Exposure

Cytotoxic (Chemo) Exposure

Blood / Body Fluid Exposure

Chemicals (direct use) Exposure

Mist Exposure

Wax Stripper (direct use)

Non-Ionizing Radiation Exposure

Ionizing Radiation Exposure

Laser Exposure

Physical Demands

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and / or transfer device is required.

Essential – Absolute Necessity.

Marginal – Minimal Necessity.

Constantly – 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps / shift.

Frequently – 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or 32-200 reps / shift.

Occasionally – 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps / shift.

Rarely – Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps / shift.

Physical Condition

Essential

Marginal

Constantly

Frequently

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Bending (Stooping)

Sitting

Walking

Climbing Stairs

Climbing Ladders

Standing

Kneeling

Squatting (Crouching)

Twisting / Turning

Keyboard / Computer Operation

Gross Grasp

Fine Finger Manipulation

Hand / Arm Coordination

Pushing / Pulling(lbs. of force)

Carry

Transfer / Push / Pull Patients

Seeing Near w / Acuity

Feeling (Sensation)

Color Vision

Hearing Clearly

Pulling / Pushing Objects Overhead

Reaching Above Shoulder Level

Reaching Forward

Lifting Floor to Knuckle

Lifting Seat Pan to Knuckle

Lifting Knuckle to Shoulder

Lifting Shoulder to Overhead

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and / or transfer device is required.