Social Worker - Full Time

James River Home Health & Hospice • Richmond, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

James River Hospice is seeking a compassionate and committed Medical Social Worker to join its team in Richmond. This is a full-time, in-person position scheduled Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Social Worker supports hospice patients and families through psychosocial assessment, care planning, coordination with the interdisciplinary group (IDG), and ongoing evaluation of patient and family needs. The role also includes maintaining clinical records and helping patients and families access family and community resources.

Requirements

• Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of hospice experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a psychosocial assessment as part of the comprehensive assessment within five days of admission to the hospice program, including assessment of emotional, social, financial, and environmental resources and identification of psychosocial problems, interventions, and goals for the plan of care.
• Participate in IDG meetings and contribute to development, review, and updating of the patient's plan of care.
• Obtain physician's orders for services as necessary.
• Observe, record, and report changes in patients' emotional and social factors, care needs, and responses to treatment.
• Report changes in the emotional, social, or financial condition of patients or family members to the attending physician.
• Maintain and submit required written clinical records, including initial evaluations, care plans, and daily notes.
• Evaluate patient and family responses to and the effectiveness of medical social work interventions.
• Confirm visit scheduling with patients' Case Managers weekly to coordinate visits by other staff.
• Participate in IDG and QAPI meetings and activities.
• Continue offering support to the IDG and monitoring evolving patient and caregiver needs when patients or families decline Social Work services.
• Assess patients' and family members' ability to cope with the patient's death.
• Help patients use family and community resources.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Generous paid time off package: 21 days consisting of 15 PTO days and 6 paid holidays, accruing from the first day; PTO increases with tenure.
• Competitively priced health plan, vision, and dental insurance, partially employer-paid.
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance with up to $50,000 in coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Proactive Health Management Wellness Program (PHMP).
• CPR recertification paid for by the company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time