MSW

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.

Position Overview

As a member of the hospice interdisciplinary team, the primary focus of the Social Worker is to respond to the emotional and psychological needs of the patients, their families, and hospice staff.

The 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 level of interpersonal skills, 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.

· Must have a flexible schedule.

· Computer skills including the ability, after training, to use an electronic medical record

system.

Must be capable of performing the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodations

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $32.00 - $37.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Schedule:

8 hour shift

Work Location: On the road