Social Worker for Hospice, MSW required

Exciting opportunity to join our growing team! Excellent benefits and work/life balance in a positive/strength-based environment.**

JOB SUMMARY:

To deliver varied social work services to Hospice patients and their families. To provide initial emotional, spiritual, psychosocial assessments, ongoing counseling, bereavement services and community education, outreach and referral. The Hospice social worker is an integral part of the Hospice IDG.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Educational/Degree and Training/Licensure: A Hospice Social Worker must at least meet one of the following

• Have an MSW degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), and one year of experience in a health care setting.
• Have a baccalaureate degree in social work (BSW) from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE, and one year of experience in a health care setting and be supervised by a MSW from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE and who has one year of experience in a health care setting.

Knowledge/Skills/Ability: Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgments. Ability to respond appropriately to crisis outside of a hospital setting. Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural and religious modes.

Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience as a social worker, preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs initial psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and bereavement assessments and assists in the development and implementation of goal-directed IDG care plan.
• Conducts ongoing reassessments of patient/family needs and counseling as required.
• Provides short term crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when indicated.
• Provides services, under the direction of a physician (who approves plan of care).
• Participates as a member of the Bereavement Team as assigned.
• Observes, assesses and brings to IDG conferences information regarding psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, physical and financial conditions affecting the patient and family.
• Assumes the active role of advocate for the patient/family unit.
• Develops and maintains contact with appropriate community agencies and services in order to promote inter-agency cooperation and to facilitate related referrals.
• Documents comprehensive psychosocial, emotional and spiritual assessment clearly and concisely in a timely manner.
• All patient/family visits, telephone contacts and referral actions are recorded in the patient record per policy.
• Provides ongoing counseling related to issues of death and dying to the patient and family as needed.
• Attends staff meetings, IDG and other meetings as assigned and appropriate.
• Participates in the orientation program as assigned.
• Adheres to all Hospice policies.
• Assumes responsibility for own personal and professional development and maintenance of skills in social work.
• Exhibits Hospice philosophy in all job related roles.
• Other duties as assigned by Director/Manager of Patient Services.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Master's in Social Work

Work Location: On the road