Hospice Social Worker

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Green Bay, WI

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

This full-time Hospice Social Worker position is responsible for supporting patients and families throughout our Manitowoc and Green Bay territories. The role involves providing psychosocial evaluations, ongoing counseling, bereavement services, and community referrals. The social worker will assess psychosocial needs, develop and implement care plans in collaboration with the hospice interdisciplinary team, and facilitate end-of-life planning conversations. Participation in the QA/CQI process and achievement of agency goals are also key responsibilities. The position requires travel within the Advocate Aurora service area and involves exposure to various environmental conditions and potential hazards.

Requirements

• Social Worker license issued by the state of employment
• A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work.
• Knowledge of evidence-based counseling models such as family systems, strengths-based and narrative therapy, to provide short-term counseling to patients and their families
• Understanding of family dynamics and psychosocial issues related to terminal illness
• Ability to work effectively in stressful situations and provide crisis intervention when necessary
• Ability to identify risk factors of complicated grief, suicide, neglect, and abuse
• Ability to recognize the effects of the psychosocial stresses on the symptoms of the terminal illness including trauma and PTSD.
• Knowledge of issues related to anticipatory grief, death, and bereavement
• Knowledge of community resources, advanced directives, funeral planning, and facility placement
• Exceptional collaboration skills, advocacy abilities and ability to perform as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Ability to identify client needs with consideration to cultural, ethnic, religious, economic, and other diverse backgrounds
• Excellent time management, prioritizing and documentation skills
• Intermediate computer skills including EMR, presentation applications and electronic mail.
• Must be able to travel to all areas within the Advocate Aurora service area in all extremes of weather on all types of roads.
• Must be willing to work occasional overtime if needed.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

Nice To Haves

• One year experience in a medical clinical setting or hospice/palliative care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides initial psychosocial evaluations, ongoing counseling, bereavement services, and community referrals that are appropriate to meet the specialized needs of the terminally ill.
• Responsible for the assessment of psychosocial needs of patients and families as well as development of a social work plan of care reflecting problems, interventions, and outcome goals.
• Implements the plan of care in conjunction with the hospice interdisciplinary team and according to hospice specific protocols and measures.
• Continually evaluate appropriate hospice level of care with the interdisciplinary group.
• Assures a smooth transition between hospice levels of care: GIP, Routine, Continuous Care.
• Facilitates conversations specific to end-of-life planning including goals of care, funeral arrangements, caregiving, guardianship and legacy work.
• Participates in the QA/CQI process for Advocate Hospice.
• Responsible for achievement of agency, department and personal goals and objectives.
• Responsibilities include supporting patients and families throughout our Manitowoc and Green Bay territories.

Benefits

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

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