SOCIAL WORKER - Orange County

Job Description

Job Description

Are you a dedicated professional social worker driven to achieve excellence in your field? If you say yes, then we want to talk to you.

We are seeking social workers with an LMSW degree. United Hospice, Inc. will offer you an opportunity to be a part of a compassionate, skilled and dedicated team. Committed to providing the highest quality of care for our patients and their families. As a non-profit hospice provider we are about providing excellent patient care, not the bottom line.

This is a full-time position; the salary range for this position is $60k - $75k annually and is commensurate with education, experience and certifications.

This position is benefits eligible and includes medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with profit sharing, paid time off and other additional perks.

Location Primarily focused on Orange County, New York, but will be called upon, from time to time, to provide care for patients and their families in Rockland County, NY

Schedule : Day Shift (includes a weekend rotation on a monthly basis)

Job Description Summary :

Responsibilities of Social Worker will include, though not be limited to the following :

• Contributes to patient and family counseling and education.
• Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary comprehensive assessment.
• Assesses patient / family psychosocial response to the terminal illness and evaluates coping skills.
• Assists patients, family, and agency staff in utilizing community resources.
• Assists team members in understanding the significant social and emotional factors related to the care of the terminally ill patient and family.
• Coordinates with team members to plan and implement the hospice plan of care.
• Social Worker will participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Social Worker maintains accurate, thorough and professional written records, and charts relevant information in a timely fashion, following UH documentation standards.
• Participates in and is actively involved with the bereavement portion of the program as appropriate.
• Participates in volunteer and staff education programs.
• Develops and implements the discharge plan in conjunction with the IDS.
• Participates in QAPI program and hospice sponsored in-service training.
• Refers high risk patients.
• Develops / maintains community resource file.
• Incorporates organization’s commitment to customer service and continuous quality improvement into daily work habits. This includes promoting positive co-worker and teamwork relationships and supporting the goals and mission as set forth by the agency.
• Accepts additional responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications :

United Hospice, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary : $60,000 - $75,000