Hospice Social Worker
Per Diem Position
Flexible schedule and location assignment
Job Description
- Social Worker will be responsible for providing supportive services to help meet patient/family social, emotional and financial needs related to the impact of a terminal illness, loss and grief, in compliance with organization policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations.
- Our team approach strives to address practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of care, with the goal to maximize quality of life for our patients, caregivers and families.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assess patient/family social and emotional factors in order to determine capacity and potential to cope with life threatening illness and death.
- Provide individual and family counseling and support services to patient/families including crisis intervention. Identify family dynamics and communication patterns.
- Establish goals and revise counseling interventions as indicated. Evaluate patient/family response to psychosocial interventions; identify obstacles to compliance and assist in understanding goals of intervention.
- Identify developmental level of patient/family and obstacles to learning or ability to participate in decision-making.
- Assess special needs related to cultural diversity including communication, space, role of family members and special traditions.
- Assist patient/family in utilizing community resources. Address patient/family questions and issues. Evaluate patient/family response to interventions when referred to community agencies and level of satisfaction with the services provided.
- Assess for potential risk for suicide and/or abuse or neglect.
- Assess for potential risk for medication misuse and diversion
- Assess patient/family ability to meet financial obligations and offer appropriate resources as indicated.
- Provide information and preparation of advance directives, end of life planning including the transfer of responsibilities regarding fiscal, legal and health care decisions.
Qualifications
- Must have a minimum of a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
COMPANY PROFILE
Medvista Hospice is committed to enhancing the lives of the patients we care for. Here, you'll find some of the best professionals in healthcare working together to provide the highest level of care to every patient and resident we serve. And, we're able to offer career opportunities that fit almost anyone's background or level of experience. From where you work to how you work to everything in between, we're confident that at Medvista Hospice, you'll find exactly what you're looking for in your career'
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Work Remotely
- No
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $55.00 - $70.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
