Hospice Social Worker - LMSW

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CorsoCare Hospice Job Title: Hospice Social Worker (LMSW) Job Status: Full-Time, Monday-Friday 8a-5p Coverage Area: Tri City - Midland, Bay City,

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✓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 hospice care.

✓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.

✓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.

✓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.

✓Other duties as assigned by Director/Manager of Patient Services.