Medical Social Worker

Ancora Home Health & Hospice LLC • Anchorage, AK

12d • $85,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Medical Social Worker (MSW - Hospice)
At Ancora Home Health & Hospice, we are expanding and looking for you! Ancora provides home health and hospice care for patients in their homes and senior living communities and are seeking a dynamic and experienced individual for the role of Medical Social Worker (MSW) who shares our desire to make healthcare better for everyone.
Why do people LOVE and Feel Supported at Ancora? Our company culture is grounded in our core values of Character, Experience & Trust, which we live every day (you'll know when you meet us). We enrich the lives of the people we serve, nurture and support our team's long-term career development, and focus on ensuring everyone feels valued and empowered.
Job Summary As a Medical Social Worker (MSW) at Ancora, you will play a key role in helping us enrich the lives of the people we serve. In this role, you will provide short-term individual counseling, crisis intervention, and assist with funeral planning issues and the transfer of responsibilities regarding fiscal, legal, and health care decisions. You will document all findings, plans, interventions, and client progress in the clinical record, assist patients/families in assessing financial resources, address patient/family questions and issues, identify family dynamics and communication patterns, and evaluate the patient/family response to intervention(s) when referred to community agencies and satisfaction with the service(s) provided.
About Ancora: Our approach to treating patients, our staff, and the community is rooted in our core values of Character, Experience & Trust. To ensure consistently seamless, high-quality care, we have developed a continuum of patient focused services including Mobile Primary Care, Home Health, Palliative, Hospice, Outpatient Therapy, DME, and Medical Transport. By integrating these services, we are able to serve the diverse needs of our patients, and support our mission to "Enrich Every Life We Encounter from our employees to our patients and those who love and care for them."

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited University.
• Valid licensure in Alaska
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently, be self-directed, and flexible.
• High level of confidentiality due to the sensitivity of materials and information.
• Effective verbal & written communication & time management skills
• Valid Driver's License (clean record) & reliable transportation.
• Proof of current auto insurance & registration
• Valid State Fingerprint Clearance Card (we can help)
• Current CPR Certification (we can help) & Negative TB Test (we can test)
• Ability to pass a Background and Drug Screen.

Responsibilities

• provide short-term individual counseling
• crisis intervention
• assist with funeral planning issues and the transfer of responsibilities regarding fiscal, legal, and health care decisions
• document all findings, plans, interventions, and client progress in the clinical record
• assist patients/families in assessing financial resources
• address patient/family questions and issues
• identify family dynamics and communication patterns
• evaluate the patient/family response to intervention(s) when referred to community agencies and satisfaction with the service(s) provided

Benefits

• Support in your Role: Enjoy comprehensive onboarding and continuous training
• Schedule Flexibility: Build a schedule during the week around your life
• Career Longevity: Our average tenure is 5 years.
• Meaningful Work: We serve a vulnerable population.
• Growth opportunities: With 7 divisions there are paths for advancement.
• Employee Experience: Fun Perks, Rewards and Recognition Programs!
• Great Benefits Package: A generous 22 days of PTO + 5 Days of Bereavement Leave, available Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) + Matching, Life, accident, and disability insurance options, and referral bonuses!

What This Job Offers

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