What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker position at HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF GREATER BATON ROUGE?
Job Details
Job Location: Hospice of Baton Rouge - Main Office - Baton Rouge, LA
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Description
JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Keep a positive attitude. Keep this organization's mission at the forefront of decisions.
- Maintain professionalism in all interactions with staff, patients, families and remember you are a representative of this organization.
- Meet regularly with the Hospice team, and assist with developing and revising the patient/family care plan. Also, enact the part of the care plan pertaining to Medical Social Work, and receive feedback from other team members on the effectiveness of intervention.
- Assess patient/family psychosocial needs, problems, and coping skills, including their response to terminal illness.
- Provide counseling services for the patient and family.
Qualifications
EDUCATION:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work
CERTIFICATONS:
- Licensure or pending licensure by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners LMSW/LCSW required.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Previous experience with Hospice preferred, or thorough understanding of the Hospice concept of care and service.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
- Expertise in interpersonal relationships.
- Ability to work individually as well as on interdisciplinary team.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must have own transportation and provide proof of liability insurance which meets state requirements.
- Must be able to travel to and from all patient homes without assistance.
- Must be able to perform all aspects of the position unassisted.
- Must have good communication skills and techniques with facilities, patients, families, physicians, and office staff.
- Installation of company communication application on cellular device.
