What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Social Worker – Full-time position at High Peaks Hospice?
Become a member of our growing Hospice Team!
High Peaks Hospice has an immediate opening for a Hospice Social Worker in our Southern Clinical Care Team serving Warren and Northern Washington County.
The culture of High Peaks Hospice is mission-driven and community oriented. From our board of directors, staff, volunteers, and donors, the High Peaks Hospice community is filled with compassionate and dedicated individuals committed to providing comfort, peace, and dignity to the families we serve, at a time when it’s needed most.
We help individuals achieve a peaceful life closure, aligned with their values, wishes, choice, and needs, while fully supporting their caregivers and loved ones along the way.
Pay Range
$34-$37/hr
Position Overview
As a member of the hospice interdisciplinary team, the primary focus of the Hospice Social Worker is to respond to the emotional and psychological needs of the patients, their families, and hospice staff. The Hospice Social Worker provides concrete social work services and actively participates in developing patient/family care plans. They provide direct counseling to patients/families, hospice staff, and volunteers as needed while acknowledging and respecting their beliefs, culture, and values related to life’s meaning including suffering and loss and a desire to receive support.
Reports to the Hospice Services Manager.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Develops the plan of care for the emotional and psychological needs of the patients and their families in conjunction with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) utilizing concrete social work services.
- Participates in IDT meetings.
- Maintains documentation of social work services in patients’ medical records according to agency policy.
- Acquires ongoing education and training through conferences, meetings, and current literature.
- Elicits and listens to the story of patients, family, and friends encouraging life review.
- Knowledge of and availability to perform patient intakes and information visits as needed including an explanation of the hospice benefit/Medicare, completion of all pertinent paperwork, and communication of new patient status to the hospice team.
- Participate in hospice and community health programs as requested to promote the growth and understanding of the hospice concept.
- Attend or assist at events and services, some of which may be during evening or weekend hours.
- Performs other duties as assigned, consistent with skills and training and the mission and goals of the agency.
Qualifications & Skills
**Master of Social Work degree from an accredited college or university. **REQUIRED**
Hospice experience and/or equivalent education is preferred.
Excellent counseling, advocacy, and collaboration skills.
Knowledge of family and group treatment, community resources, and the dynamics of terminal illness, grief, and bereavement.
High levels of interpersonal skill, knowledge regarding family dynamics, and issues of death and dying.
Ability to work in a collaborative team relationship.
Must have a current New York State driver’s license.
Must have 24-hour access to a motor vehicle and maintain personal auto liability insurance coverage.
Able to cope with emotional stress and be tolerant of individual lifestyles.
Sensitive to the needs of terminally ill patients and families and one’s own feelings about dying and death.
Must meet all local health regulations.
Computer skills including, with training, the ability to use an electronic medical records system.
Must have a flexible schedule.
Must be capable of performing the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodations.
High Peaks Hospice provides end-of-life care that listens with respect, cares with compassion, supports with choice, and comforts with understanding – wherever you call home.
Submit an application (Click here to download) along with your resume and cover letter today to apply.
FAX OR EMAIL:
FAX: 866.200.5117
EMAIL: jhanna@highpeakshospice.org
MAIL:
High Peaks Hospice – Attn HR Dept
1247 Dix Avenue, Husdon Falls, NY 12839
Please call JR Hanna, Operations Manager with any questions at 518-891-0606.
Salary : $34 - $37
