Hospice Social Worker

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Social Work preferred, Bachelor's degree in Social Work with a minimum of 1 year of healthcare experience.
• Minimum of two years social work experience in a healthcare setting or social services agency
• Current Social Worker license (required)
• Hospice experience a plus
• Knowledge of and ability to obtain community resources (information and referral, state/federal financial programs and eligibility requirements, etc.)
• Understand Hospice philosophy, principles of death/dying
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Valid driver's license (required)
• Valid Auto Insurance (required)

Responsibilities:

• Provide wide range of psychosocial services to terminally ill patients and their families.
• Responsible for making contact with patient, family, and caregiver within 48 hours of admission.
• Case Manager duties.
• Psychosocial assessment must become part of patient's chart within 24 hours of completion.
• Regularly assess the patient and family psychosocial needs.
• Regularly assess the pre-bereavement/anticipatory grief needs.
• Implement the Plan of Care provisions to meet their needs, which include: social service goals for alleviating problems, supportive counseling, problem solving, community referrals pre-bereavement and bereavement care.
• Regularly re-evaluate the patient's and family's psychosocial needs.
• Participate in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Assist with making funeral arrangements if requested.
• Provide counseling during the process of the terminal illness and at the time of death if requested

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Company car with fuel and insurance covered
• Company cell phone
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous PTO accruing immediately
• 401(k) with company matching