Medical Social Worker Liaison – Central Region (Full-Time)
About The Position
The Medical Social Worker Liaison works with hospital discharge planners, physicians, palliative care team members, social workers, and RN unit staff throughout the Central Region to help admit patients to Ohio’s Hospice. The role supports hospitals and healthcare professionals in facilitating safe and timely transitions to extended care facilities, home, or Hospice Care Centers. The liaison collaborates with Ohio’s Hospice Admissions and Referrals Department and Care Team Coordination Department to provide patients and families with education, support, and guidance as they transition to hospice care. The position supports hospitals throughout the Central Region and requires travel between hospital locations based on organizational and patient care needs. The standard schedule is 8:00 AM–5:00 PM. Ohio’s Hospice describes its mission as celebrating the lives of those it serves by providing superior care and services to patients and families. The organization states that it welcomes individuals in the LGBT community and is committed to an inclusive and supportive environment.
Responsibilities
- Work with patients and families experiencing complex psychosocial issues.
- Discuss goals of care with patients and families, explain how hospice can support those goals, and identify additional community resources when appropriate.
- Provide emotional support to patients and families as they navigate end-of-life decisions and related challenges or crises.
- Educate patients and families about care setting alternatives, including home, long-term care, skilled nursing facilities, private-duty caregiving, and hospice houses.
- Explain the Medicare Hospice Benefit and facilitate informed consent.
- Address insurance coverage and financial concerns, including completing financial assessments as appropriate.
- Assist patients and families with advance care planning and advance directive needs.
- Communicate and collaborate with hospital staff to establish coordinated plans of care reflecting the hospice philosophy for new patients and existing Ohio’s Hospice patients hospitalized for any reason.
- Help facilitate timely transitions to appropriate care settings.
- Assist with obtaining required hospice consents and related documentation.
- Provide initial and ongoing comprehensive psychosocial assessments for patients in facility-based contracted beds.
- Provide social work case management for Ohio’s Hospice patients admitted to the hospital for symptom management.
- Serve as a resource and liaison for hospital partners throughout the Central Region, building relationships and supporting consistent coordination of hospice services.
- Travel between hospital locations as needed to support hospital partnerships, patient and family needs, and timely transitions of care.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Mileage reimbursement and company-provided technology.
- Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
- A supportive culture where work is valued and celebrated.
- Opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of patients and families.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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