Hospice Social Worker - Inpatient Unit (Madison)

Agrace • Madison, WI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. This is an opportunity for a skilled Clinical Role who values meaningful, patient-centered care to make a difference. The Social Worker (SW) for the Inpatient Unit (IPU) is responsible for patient and family satisfaction through the provision of direct social work services. This includes conducting assessments, providing interventions, creating and updating the plan of care, communicating, and documenting. The SW IPU provides patient and family-centered care consistent with Agrace philosophy, goals, standards, regulations, and policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Social Work (BSW), required
• Current, unrestricted Social Work License in state of employment
• One-year paid medical social work experience
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Ability to develop, maintain, and apply knowledge of hospice and end of life process
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries with patients, families and co-workers
• Ability to create and follow plans of care, and patient, family, and clinical staff directions
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
• Intermediate electronic health records skills
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with others
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Ability to be flexible in time and task to meet organizational needs
• Ability to maintain confidentiality about patients, families, caregivers, staff, donors, and organizational intellectual property
• Ability to use proper body mechanics, safe patient handling, and standard precautions

Nice To Haves

• Master’s in Social Work (MSW), preferred

Responsibilities

• Assess patient family psychosocial, spiritual, grief and educational needs within 24 hours of admission and ongoing.
• Advocate for patient/family goals.
• Coordinate discharge planning in collaboration with the patient/family, homecare, and Interdisciplinary Team (IDT).
• Anticipate and respond to patient/family psychosocial, spiritual, resource, or grief needs.
• Round on patients.
• Collaborate with IDT and patient/family to formulate, implement, and revise individualized Plan of Care (POC) in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Document education, interventions, and outcomes in EHR.
• Intervene, document, and report significant changes in condition or unusual incidents to appropriate IDT member such as client abuse/neglect, suicidal intent, harmful coping mechanisms or violence, etc.
• Facilitate communication among patients, families, and Agrace staff.
• Provide individual patient/family education and support regarding behaviors, emotions, and psychosocial adjustment to terminal illness, dying, and bereavement.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of education and adjust to meet needs.
• Provide appropriate education and interventions for patient/family based on clinical assessment and patient/family goals.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and adjust to meet needs.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of community, legal, Agrace, and hospice specific resources.
• Refer patients/families to resources.
• Act as patient/family advocate to obtain resources.
• Assist with Power of Attorney for Health Care (POAHC), Financial Power of Attorney, Living Will, and Guardianship including assistance with POAHC capability and competency assessment.
• Participate in meetings to plan and evaluate patient/family services.
• Participate in SW on-call rotation.
• Precept new staff and students.
• MSW may audit or oversee the work of BSW.

Benefits

• Competitive pay with free parking
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees who are hired for 28+ hours per week (.7 FTE +)
• Retirement plans with employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday paid time off
• Comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and career development

What This Job Offers

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