Social Worker - Hospice - LMSW

CorsoCare Hospice

Job Status: Full-Time

• Competitive wages
• Comprehensive benefits
• Generous PTO/Holiday (23 days first year)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities to grown with us!!

Location: Greater Lansing

At CorsoCare we offer a 1440 Culture - one that strives to use all 1440 minutes in each day to create the absolute best experiences with every person, in every interaction, every minute of every day. Our PILLARS support our 1440, DREAM BIG, HAVE COURAGE, TAKE INITIATIVE, BE ACCOUNTABLE, GIVE BACK, ENJOY IT!

Employee First - YOU BELONG, YOU MATTER!

• What makes you different, makes us great
• You are part of a team
• Your unique experiences and perspectives inspire others

The Social Worker (LMSW) delivers varied social work services to Hospice patients and their families. To provide initial emotional, spiritual, psychosocial assessments, ongoing counseling, bereavement services and community education, outreach and referral. The Hospice social worker is an integral part of the Hospice IDG.

Required Experience for Social Worker Hospice:

• Required education and training for a social worker must include one or all of the following:
  • Must have MSW degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education one year of experience in a health care setting.
• Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgments.
• Ability to respond appropriately to crisis outside of a hospital setting.
• Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural and religious modes.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a social worker, preferred.
• Active patient contact within past three years, preferred.

Accountability for Social Worker Hospice:

• Performs initial psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and bereavement assessments and assists in the development and implementation of goal-directed IDG care plan.
• Conducts ongoing reassessments of patient/family needs and counseling as required.
• Provides short term crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when indicated.
• Provides services, under the direction of a physician (who approves plan of care).
• Participates as a member of the Bereavement Team as assigned.
• Observes, assesses and brings to IDG conferences information regarding psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, physical and financial conditions affecting the patient and family.
• Assumes the active role of advocate for the patient/family unit.
• Develops and maintains contact with appropriate community agencies and services in order to promote interagency cooperation and to facilitate related referrals.
• Documents comprehensive psychosocial, emotional and spiritual assessment clearly and concisely in a timely manner.
• All patient/family visits, telephone contacts and referral actions are recorded in the patient record per policy.
• Provides ongoing counseling related to issues of death and dying to the patient and family as needed.
• Attends staff meetings, IDG and other meetings as assigned and appropriate.
• Participates in the orientation program as assigned.
• Adheres to all Hospice policies.
• Assumes responsibility for own personal and professional development and maintenance of skills in social work.
• Exhibits Hospice philosophy in all job related roles.

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