Hospice Social Worker

St. Paul's Senior Services•Broomfield, CO

18h•$68,580 - $91,750•Hybrid

About The Position

Founded as Boulder Hospice in 1976, TRU Community Care is a nonprofit healthcare organization serving Boulder, Denver, and surrounding counties. With a mission to affirm life at every step of the journey with illness and loss, TRU provides a continuum of care through TRU Hospice, TRU PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), TRU Palliative Care, TRU Grief Services, and Landmark Memory Care. This role is primarily spent out and about in the community, meeting with patients and their families in home and facility settings.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Master’s Degree in Social Work program
Must possess CPR certification or be able to obtain within 60 days of hire
Must successfully pass agency required background checks and drug screening
Must possess a valid driver’s license, have reliable transportation, and auto insurance.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in care setting that delivers end-of-life care, highly preferred

Responsibilities

Provides psychosocial services for the team caseload.
Provides direct services to patient and family.
Collaborates with other Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) members within the care team and other health care providers in various care settings.
Identifies the patient’s and family’s psychosocial, environmental, safety and developmental needs and participates in individualizing the patient’s plan of care based on those needs.
Incorporates patient/family preferences and goals within the plan of care.
Supports and respects the patient’s and family’s unique spiritual and cultural beliefs.
Facilitates family meetings.
Identifies community resources for the patient and families.
Participates in IDT, psycho-spiritual and other patient-related meetings; attends patient care conferences in LTC and AL facilities, as needed.