PRN Hospice Social Worker

Compassus•Clear Lake, TX

23h

About The Position

The Hospice Social Worker provides preventive, educational, evaluative, and treatment services to meet the psychosocial needs of hospice patients and their families and help them improve, restore, and maintain their coping abilities. The role uses community resources and works with the interdisciplinary team (IDT) to support patients and families. The social worker explains hospice services and Medicare benefits, completes psychosocial assessments, provides counseling and support, contributes to care planning, coordinates with IDT members, and helps patients and families address financial, insurance, placement, caregiver, grief, and community-resource needs. The role may also support advance planning and facilitate long-term-care placement as needed.

Requirements

Master of Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE-accredited program and at least one year of healthcare experience.
Candidates with a bachelor's degree in social work or a related field and one year of healthcare experience may be considered at locations where an MSW is available to supervise.
Hold state licensure as required and applicable in the state of practice.
For Texas practice, hold one of the following licenses: LBSW, LMSW, LCSW, or LICSW.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including calculating rates, ratios, and percentages.
Ability to read and interpret business and professional publications, technical procedures, and government regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; and present information and respond to questions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to understand, read, write, and speak English.
Ability to articulate and embrace the hospice philosophy.

Responsibilities

Explain hospice services and Medicare benefits to patients and families, and obtain informed consent and election-of-benefits documents as requested.
Submit required documentation and paperwork to facilities after patient visits, completing and submitting documentation promptly according to company policy.
Participate as an interdisciplinary team member, including developing and implementing the plan of care.
Provide psychosocial support and counseling to patients and families, and support involvement of external counseling resources according to needs and scope of practice.
Help identify when intervention by other interdisciplinary team members is needed.
Communicate patient and family needs effectively to the interdisciplinary team.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate appropriate, continuous, quality psychosocial care and support.
Maintain comprehensive, up-to-date care plans reflecting patients’ current problems, goals, and interventions.
Respect families’ environments and belief systems and provide nondiscriminatory care.
Complete initial and ongoing psychosocial assessments, addressing concerns related to finances, insurance, living arrangements and long-term-care placement, caregiver stress, pre-bereavement and anticipatory grief, and community resources.
Facilitate long-term-care placement when warranted and monitor the patient's adjustment.
Participate in care-planning meetings at long-term-care facilities.
Support and facilitate advance planning, including living wills and powers of attorney, funeral arrangements, memorial services, and body or organ donation.
Perform other duties as assigned.