What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Social Worker position at Singing River Health System?
Hospice Social Worker
Hospice of Light - Ocean Springs | Full-Time | Days |
Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 39564
United States
The Hospice Social Worker works under
the general direction of the Hospice Coordinator. He/She provides supportive services to help
meet social, emotional and economic needs of terminally ill patients and their
families.
DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive
list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working
conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate
reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job
or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.
Education:
Master’s Degree in Social Work from
an accredited school required.
License:
Must be currently licensed to practice as a Social Worker in the
State of Mississippi.
Certifications:
N/A
Experience:
Minimum of one year social work experience required.
Reports to:
Hospice of Light Director
Supervises:
None
Physical Demands:
Stands, turns,
bends, stoops, lifts, climbs, and uses many physical motions in performing
day-to-day activities. Must be able to stand for extended periods of time and
do a great deal of walking without experiencing undue fatigue. May be exposed
to communicable disease or radiation.
Work involves
being able to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels, with
or without correction. Must
demonstrate the ability to communicate, speak, and enunciate to
express/exchange ideas and detailed information in person and on the
telephone. Work requires a minimum
standard of visual acuity, with or without correction, with the ability to
adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from
viewing a computer monitor to forms that are closer to compare data at close
vision.
Mental Demands:
Keen mental faculties/assessment and
decision making skills in the management of terminally ill patients.
Communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in
person and by telephone. Emotional stability conducive to dealing with high
stress level associated with care of acute patient/family, rapidly changing
patient conditions, emotional demands of patients and families, and demands
of maintaining effective working relationships with peers, managers,
physicians, and other health care workers.
Special Demands:
Work requires the ability to
function independently, adapt to workload demands, set priorities, understand
and set goals. Must possess highly
developed organizational, planning and management writing skills, excellent
oral communication skills, and the ability to create/maintain a collaborative
work environment.
Must have a valid Mississippi driver license as job requires traveling throughout the SRHS service area – with the employee providing his/her own transportation with liability insurance of personal vehicle used in Hospice activity, and a satisfactory driving record required. Frequent travel within a radius of 50 miles, with occasional travel beyond, is required. Proficient knowledge and skill in using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required