Home Health Social Worker MSW

Compassus•Anchorage, AK

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Make a lasting impact by joining Providence at Home with Compassus, leaders in home-based hospice and palliative care. We’re seeking a compassionate and experienced Home Health Social Worker to provide essential support to patients and families. In this role, you’ll use your clinical judgment to assess and address psychosocial, financial, environmental, and community needs, helping patients maximize their functioning and quality of life. You'll provide crisis intervention, grief support, and counseling around end-of-life issues while facilitating coordination among families, care teams, and referral sources. As a key member of the interdisciplinary team, you’ll contribute to care planning, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, support discharge planning, and offer consultation across the organization—all while working independently and under minimal supervision. If you're dedicated to holistic, patient-centered care, we invite you to bring your skills and heart to our team.

Requirements

Master's degree from an accredited School of Social Work.
Master Social Worker License OR Clinical Social Worker License (Vendor Managed).
Driving may be required; proof of driver’s license and insurance required per policy.
National Provider BLS - American Heart Association (Vendor Managed)

Nice To Haves

2 years of supervised, post-Master’s experience in a psychiatric or other health care setting.

Responsibilities

Conducts clinical assessments to identify patients' psychosocial, financial, environmental, and community needs, documenting in the Plan of Care, clinical records, and team notes.
Delivers direct and indirect social services across settings such as homes, long-term care facilities, and hospitals.
Provides crisis intervention and supportive counseling to patients and families coping with terminal illness, tailoring support to individual and family dynamics.
Completes documentation and duties in compliance with federal/state regulations and organizational policies.
Actively participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, contributing to care planning and coordination.
Consults with colleagues, leadership, patients, families, and external partners to support care goals.
Facilitates level-of-care transitions and discharge planning.
Responds promptly to social services referrals from the hospice team.
Accepts assignments within professional competencies while fostering a collaborative, team-based approach.