What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker - MSW position at HOSPICE OF LAKE & SUMTER?
At Cornerstone Hospice, we lead patient care with compassion and advocacy for comfort, dignity and choice. We are seeking a professional Social Worker (MSW) to provide social services to patients and families with financial, social and emotional concerns. This is a FT position working as part of an Interdisciplinary Team assisting, educating and supporting hospice patients in the Lakeland area.
BENEFITS:
- Competitive Compensation including an unheard of 403(B) match plan
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Full benefits package including a Robust PTO Bank
- Tuition Reimbursement program
- Learning resources to be successful in your career
Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am – 4:30pm. On-call rotation to include occasional weekends.
JOB DUTIES/KNOWLEDGE:
Performs the social services section of the assessment process; including, but not limited to, completing the psycho-social assessment, educating the patient and family about the Hospice benefit, and gathering financial information.
Develops the plan of care with the interdisciplinary team, the patient, and the family to deal with personal, financial, and environmental difficulties experienced by the patient.
Provides social work services in accordance with the patient’s plan of care.
Assists the Interdisciplinary Team to understand the significance of social, emotional, and financial factors related to the patient’s care.
Assesses and reassesses social, emotional, and financial factors in order to help the patient and family cope with problems related to the patient’s life limiting illness.
Identifies and utilizes community and family resources to assist with the patient’s plan of care.
Develops, prepares, and maintains clinical documentation with accuracy, timeliness, and according to prescribed policies.
Contacts family after patient’s death and assesses level of coping. Makes appropriate recommendation to Bereavement Counselor for follow up.
Keeps current of hospice social services trends and knowledge. Participates in in-service programs.
Attends and participates in Interdisciplinary Team meetings. Collaborates with appropriate staff to provide social work services to patients and families.
Provides education and training for Cornerstone Hospice when requested and arranged by the Director of Social Services.
Participates in quality improvement programs.
Participates in Hospice-sponsored events.
Takes a leadership role in all issues and events relating to the psycho-social impact of life-limiting illness. Provides clinical supervision where appropriate to graduate interns and social services staff.
Provides crisis intervention for patients and their families, when and where appropriate.
Participates in on-call rotation.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Minimum one year of social work experience in a healthcare setting required.
Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and commitment to the Hospice philosophy of care and the Hospice team concept.
Possesses the ability to assess and interpret data reflecting the patient’s status, and to apply this information in a way that meets patient and family needs.
Valid Florida driver’s license and the required auto liability insurance.
Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc., has been a licensed not-for-profit since 1984. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived, race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age,disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, any other non-merit based factor or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our leadership team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment,hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits,employee activities and general treatment during employment. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/poster.cfm
