Social Worker - Harbor Hospice/Poppen Residence

Description

Full time position - located at the Poppen Residence

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Is a graduate of a Master’s program in social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and holds current certification in the State of Michigan or has a Master’s degree in psychology, sociology, counseling, human services or other field related to Social Work who would be supervised by an LMSW.
2. Current State of Michigan Social Work License (LMSW or LLMSW) and Drivers License.
3. Experience in working in facility setting such as Skilled Nursing or Assisted Living preferred

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Coordinates social work services for the home care program or Poppen residence in a facility setting. Provides supportive counseling, anticipatory guidance and assistance to patients and their families with personal, psychosocial, psychoeducation, financial and environmental difficulties related to the patient’s illness for patients at hospice residence or in the hospital. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES (other duties may be assigned)

1. Knowledge of the social services concept and philosophy.
2. Assesses the psychosocial status of patients/families/caregivers related to the patient’s illness and environment in the patient’s identified residence.
3. Assesses risk and intervenes clinically to identify potential for complicated grief and explores anticipatory bereavement related to possible death and multiple aspects of loss and adaption along the continuum of illness.
4. Plans, develops and carries out interventions based on the psychosocial assessment.
5. Evaluates the effectiveness of planned interventions and develops/updates patient plan of care.
6. Provides strength based, person centered and family centered, comprehensive psychosocial assessment.
7. Provides psychosocial interventions with the highest integrity related to cultural appropriateness and developmental stage along the continuum of illness including
   1. Supportive Counseling
   2. Psychoeducation
   3. Anticipatory guidance
   4. Advocacy
   5. Facilitation of family meetings
   6. Linkage to community resources
   7. Non-pharmacological pain and symptom management
8. Provides clinical guidance and consultation to interdisciplinary team, including social workers and case managers, prompting continuity of care as well as safe and comprehensive care coordination and discharge planning as indicated.
9. Formulates hypotheses about nature and etiology of problems.
10. Negotiates with patient/family/caregiver to establish goals.
11. Manages and enhances community partnerships. Facilitates educational opportunities with focus on hospice care for clinical and ancillary providers.
12. Participates in System Improvement and Quality Initiatives.
13. Identifies and addresses disparity within and barriers to effective social services care.
14. Follows standard precautions/infection control policies.
15. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled form.
16. Provides psychosocial support to patients meeting General Inpatient Level of care at the hospice residence and in the hospital.
17. May on occasion be assigned to cover home visits in the community depending on staffing levels
18. Assists families to complete admission paperwork upon arrival to the hospice residence
19. Assists patients and families with financial applications as needed i.e. Medicaid and communicates with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to facilitate approval for financial support.
20. Assist in coordinating alternative placement or discharge plan when patient may no longer be appropriate for hospice residence or hospice services.
21. Provide assessment and support for patient spiritual needs when required.

Qualifications