Hospice Medical Social Worker

Lifecare Home Health Family•Spring Valley, NV

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Life Care Home Health Family! Serving Texas, Florida, Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona, we provide skilled nursing, therapy, homecare, hospice, palliative care, and private duty services. The Medical Social Worker works as a member of the Interdisciplinary Group to assess the psychosocial/spiritual needs of patient/family, supervise and/or provide social service activities as related to terminally ill patients and their families, including planning, treatment and consultation with other staff. They evaluate patient insurance coverage and financial status and refer to appropriate agencies for assistance. They assist in the development and implementation of the patient/family Plan of Care, completing the Initial Psychosocial Assessment, Initial Spiritual Assessment, and Pre-Bereavement Assessment within 5 calendar days of patients admission. They provide counseling of patients/families and hospice staff as needed, participate in bereavement follow-up services, and maintain adequate and complete records of all activities and services provided to patient/families. They also assist in the orientation and training of volunteers, staff, physicians and community members, and assist in the development of support groups and other special programs as necessary. The role participates in CQI and Utilization Review programs, works as a team member, and participates in after hours rotation as requested. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Social Work (LMSW) degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or Baccalaureate degree in social work from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or Baccalaureate degree in psychology, sociology, or other field related to social work and is supervised by an LMSW; and has 1 (one) year of social work experience in a healthcare setting; or Baccalaureate degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, is employed by the Hospice before December 2, 2008 and is not required to be supervised by an LMSW.
Licensed as required by the state where practicing.
Current driver’s license
Prolonged standing and walking required, with the ability to lift up to 50lbs and move patients.
Ability to work under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient needs, make quick decisions and resource acquisition, and meet patient/family individualized psychosocial needs.
Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity.
Ability to communicate with patients, families, physicians, co-workers, and visitors to be able to exchange accurate information regarding patient condition and health status.
Ability to hear the nature of sounds.
Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the points being made, ask questions as appropriate, and not interrupt at inappropriate times.
Ability to make independent judgments and decisions.
Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or problem approaches.
Ability to view tablet and electronic Health Records and review, assess, record, or type data quickly and accurately.
Ability to travel to patient homes and office/support center locations to deliver care or for education.

Nice To Haves

One (1) year of experience in palliative care or hospice preferred.
Working knowledge of community resources.
Good interpersonal skills.
Demonstrates ability to work with computers.

Responsibilities

Assess the psychosocial/spiritual needs of patient/family
Supervise and/or provide social service activities as related to terminally ill patients and their families, including planning, treatment and consultation with other staff
Evaluate patient insurance coverage and financial status and refer to appropriate agencies for assistance
Assist in the development and implementation of the patient/family Plan of Care
Complete the Initial Psychosocial Assessment within 5 calendar days of patients admission
Complete the Initial Spiritual Assessment and Pre-Bereavement Assessment within 5 calendar days of patients admission, as required
Provide counseling of patients/families and hospice staff as needed
Participate in bereavement follow-up services as required
Maintain adequate and complete records of all activities and services provided to patient/families
Assist in the orientation and training of volunteers, staff, physicians and community members
Assist in the development of support groups and other special programs as necessary
Participate in CQI and Utilization Review programs
Works as a team member
Participate in after hours rotation as requested
Other duties as assigned