Social Worker

Social workers looking for autonomy and variety should consider practicing in Hospice Care. As a Hospice Social Worker, you will join a team that is dedicated to making our patients' final days, weeks, and months as comfortable as possible.Support from our Team:Employer contributions towards medical, dental, vision insurance plansEmployer-paid life insuranceshort- and long-term disability optionsOpportunities for growthExperienced team of Regional Director of Clinical Operators available as resources and mentors120 hours of PTO, 6 paid holidays, and 2 additional floating holidaysMileage and company cell phoneStructured training and preceptorship programCome join our Social Service team as we are looking for a compassionate Licensed Social Worker (LSW).As a Hospice Social Worker: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 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.Required SkillsQualifications for Social Worker :Bachelors Degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work EducationMinimum of two year social work experience in a healthcare setting or social services agencyCurrent Social Worker licenseHospice experience a plusKnowledge of and ability to obtain community resources (information and referral, state/federal financial programs and eligibility requirements, etc.).Understand Hospice philosophy, principles of death/dyingStrong organizational and communication skills SWT1