Hospice Licensed Clinical SW - Social Services

Health First Careers • Melbourne, FL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Hospice Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) coordinating the psychosocial care and services for assigned patients in collaboration with the patient, family, physician, patient care team, and payers. The Hospice Licensed Clinical Social Worker utilizes advanced psychosocial skills to facilitate the coordination of care through assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. The Hospice Licensed Clinical Social Worker promotes and evaluates the effective utilization of resources using current knowledge, awareness of community services, and serving as a role model to achieve optimal clinical and resource outcomes.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW).
• Three (3) years of previous experience in Social Work.
• Clinical Social Worker licensure in the State of Florida.
• Valid Driver’s License and clean Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) and maintained.
• American Heart Association (AHA) CPR AED HeartSaver course prior to start date and maintained.
• Must satisfy Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA) Level two (II) background screening.
• Maintains current knowledge and awareness of payer and reimbursement practices, and regulations impacting the patient's plan of care.
• Demonstrates professional accountability through supporting patient's rights, informed consent and advanced directives.

Nice To Haves

• Five (5) years of previous experience in Social Work in an Acute Care, Hospice, or Home Care setting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office – Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Completes psychosocial assessment to screen for patients/families at risk for crisis, abuse, financial or environmental issues and collaborates with interdisciplinary team to identify needs.
• Acts as a facilitator on complex cases, make Department of Children and Families (DCF) referrals for suspected safety, neglect, potential abuse, or complex family issues.
• Recommends supportive and therapeutic interventions as indicated to ensure a safe and efficient plan of care and quality patient outcomes.
• Identifies and documents necessary transitional care needs (Assisted Living Facility (ALF), Long-Term Care (LTC) facility, respite, and transfer to inpatient level of care).
• Collaborates to determine desired goals and communicates all options to patient’s, families, Licensed Practitioners and staff members.
• Identifies "at risk" patient populations and strengths of patients and family support systems. Assess’ safety planning to include suicide ideation and in crisis Baker Act.
• Reinforces and documents education with patient/family on psychosocial aspects of care and expected outcomes.
• Initiates appropriate referrals to Ethics Committee, Risk Management or Legal services as appropriate.
• Participates in resolution of legal issues such as guardianship, power of attorney, etc.
• Assists with the implementation of advanced directives.

Benefits

• diversity and inclusion are essential for our continued growth and evolution. Working together, we strive to build and nurture a culture that recognizes, encourages, and respects the diverse voices of our associates. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more collaborative work environment that delivers better results. As an organization, it fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our associates, customers, and the communities we serve.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level