Inpatient Social Worker

Everent Health & Affiliates • Lexington, KY

22h

About The Position

As a Bluegrass Care Navigators' Hospice Team member, you will be a part of a team providing care and support to patients and their families who no longer receive treatments to cure their terminal illness but instead choose care to improve their comfort and quality of life. Our service allows our team members to focus on one patient at a time providing care where the patient calls home. While this often is a house or apartment, we also provide care at nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. If a patient’s care needs are too complicated for home care or require a higher level of attention from nurses and other experts, we can provide care at one of our Hospice Care Centers.
At Bluegrass Care Navigators we are committed to a work setting that treats all team members with fairness, dignity, and respect. We offer our team members an opportunity to grow, to develop professionally, and to work in a team environment. You can help our team make a lasting difference. Join #TeamBCN where your work matters, and your time is valued.
Schedule: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Position Summary:
The Inpatient Social Worker provides direct casework and counseling services to patients and their families within the Bluegrass Care Navigators’ Hospice inpatient unit and hospital settings. This role includes conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments, identifying patient and family needs, establishing appropriate treatment goals, and implementing interventions to help alleviate psychosocial challenges.
As an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, the Inpatient Social Worker collaborates in the planning and coordination of patient care and contributes to overall care delivery, except where limited by licensure. The Inpatient Social Worker works under the direction of the Counseling Manager and Executive Director, to ensure coordinated, patient-centered care that supports the physical, emotional, and social well-being of patients and their families.

Requirements

• Graduate of a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Must hold current licensure in Kentucky as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Certified Social Worker (CSW), or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• Minimum of two (2) years of social service experience, preferably in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of the process of death, dying, and bereavement.
• Understanding of the psychosocial and legal considerations affecting terminally ill patients and their families.
• Knowledge of interpersonal dynamics within interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Demonstrates flexibility and strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to give and receive constructive feedback.
• Maintains a time-conscious attitude, consistently completing assignments efficiently, in an organized, self-directed, and professional manner.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working within an interdisciplinary team is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct casework and counseling services to patients and their families within the Bluegrass Care Navigators’ Hospice inpatient unit and hospital settings.
• Conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments
• Identifying patient and family needs
• Establishing appropriate treatment goals
• Implementing interventions to help alleviate psychosocial challenges.
• Collaborates in the planning and coordination of patient care and contributes to overall care delivery, except where limited by licensure.
• Works under the direction of the Counseling Manager and Executive Director, to ensure coordinated, patient-centered care that supports the physical, emotional, and social well-being of patients and their families.

What This Job Offers

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