PRN HOS Medical Social Worker

St. Gabriel's Hospice & Palliative Care•Weatherford, TX

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Life Care Home Health Family! Serving Texas, Florida, Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona, we provide skilled nursing, therapy, homecare, hospice, palliative care, and private duty services. We offer a Nestmed AI Scribe for less charting and more caring, competitive pay, 401k, health & life insurance, flexible schedules, career growth opportunities, continuing education & recognition programs, and a supportive, family-like team culture. Make a difference in patients’ lives while enjoying work-life balance. Apply today and grow with us! This role provides coordinated care in the home to clients of all age groups and performs psychosocial assessments, analysis, counseling, and referrals to meet the needs of the client/family. The patient population includes patients of all ages in a clinical setting, requiring understanding and appropriate behavior when interacting with patients in all populations.

Requirements

Social Work (LMSW/LBSW) degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or Baccalaureate degree in social work from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or Baccalaureate degree in psychology, sociology, or other field related to social work and is supervised by an MSW; and has 1 (one) year of social work experience in a healthcare setting; or Baccalaureate degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, is employed by the Hospice before December 2, 2008 and is not required to be supervised by an MSW.
Licensed as required by the state where practicing.
Current driver’s license
Working knowledge of community resources.
Good interpersonal skills.
Demonstrates ability to work with computers.

Nice To Haves

One (1) year of experience in palliative care or hospice preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists in the admission process of the client to the Agency by performing an initial evaluation, assessing the client’s psychosocial, financial, environmental and community needs as evidenced by POC, documentation, clinical records, conferences, and community resource referrals.
Demonstrate commitment, professional growth, and competency by maintaining a working knowledge of public and private eligibility standards and requirements.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to promote coordination of patient care.
Accept clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to meet the needs of the patients.
Provides effective communication to clients, their families, team members, and other health care professionals to achieve desirable outcomes, and regular participation in Case Conference/Team Meetings.
Demonstrates commitment and professional growth by participating in in-service programs and maintaining/improving competency.
Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the Agency/licensing board.