Hospice Travel Social Worker

Moments Hospice•Wisconsin, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will be traveling to new locations helping the location go thru survey and get up and running. The temporary assignment would typically last 13 -26 weeks. Social workers looking for autonomy and variety should consider practicing in Hospice Care. As a Hospice Social Worker at Moments Hospice, you will join a team that is dedicated to making our patients' final days, weeks, and months as comfortable as possible.

Requirements

Masters Degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
Minimum of two year social work experience in a healthcare setting or social services agency
Current Social Worker license
Knowledge of and ability to obtain community resources (information and referral, state/federal financial programs and eligibility requirements, etc.).
Understand Hospice philosophy, principles of death/dying
Strong organizational and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Hospice experience a plus

Responsibilities

Provide wide range of psychosocial services to terminally ill patients and their families.
Responsible for making contact with patient, family, and caregiver within 48 hours of admission.
Case Manager duties.
Psychosocial must become part of patient's chart within 24 hours of completion.
Regularly assess the patient and family psychosocial needs.
Regularly assess the pre-bereavement/anticipatory grief needs.
Implement the Plan of Care provisions to meet their needs, which include: social service goals for alleviating problems, supportive counseling, problem solving, community referrals pre-bereavement and bereavement care.
Regularly re-evaluate the patient's and family's psychosocial needs.
Participate in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings.
Assist with making funeral arrangements if requested.
Provide counseling during the process of the terminal illness and at the time of death if requested.