PRN Social Worker | Hospice of the South Plains

Hospice Of The South Plains • Lubbock, TX

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About The Position

The medi c al soc i al wor k er c o ntra c t e d or e mp l oy ed thr o u g h t h e or g ani z ati o n is r es p ons i ble for th e impl e m e n t ati o n of s t a n d ards of c are for m e di c al soc i al work s ervices a n d f or a d her e nc e t o all c o nditi o ns i n t he Servi c e or E mp l o y m e nt Agr ee m e nt.

Requirements

• A gr a d u a t e of a b a c helor’s pr o gr a m i n soc i al work accred i t e d b y t h e C o u ncil o n Social W ork E du c ati o n. M e ets per s o n nel q u alific a tions st a t e d i n § 4 18 . 1 1 4(b)(3).
• Minim u m of o n e y ear' s e x peri e n c e in h e al t h ca r e, ho s pice ex p eri e nce pre f erre d . Under s t a nds h o spic e p hilo s o p hy, a n d iss ues of d e at h /dyi n g.
• Demon s tra t es g o od v er b al a n d writt e n c ommuni c a tion , a nd or g ani z ati o n skills.
• Pos s esse s a nd main t ain s curr e nt C PR Certifi c ati o n.
• Must b e a lic e ns e d driver wit h a v e hicle t h a t is in s ure d in acco r d a nce wi t h s ta t e or org a nizat i o n re q uir e m e nts a n d is i n g o od w orkin g order.

Nice To Haves

• Ex p erien c e i n a ho s pic e ca r e p r eferr e d.

Responsibilities

• Asses s es t h e ps y c h osoc i al s t atu s o f p ati e nts a n d f amilie s /ca r egiver s rela t e d t o t he p a tie n t's term i nal ill n ess a n d envir on m e nt a n d c ommuni c a t es fi n di n gs t o t h e r e giste r ed nur s e a n d ot h er m e m b ers of t h e in t erdiscipl i nary gro u p . Pr o vides a n as s es s m e nt i n t h e p ati e nt' s ide n tifi e d res i d e nce a n d assis t an c e w h e n thi s is n ot s af e a n d a no t her pl a n is r e qui r ed.
• Carries o ut s ocial eva l uat i on s a nd pl a ns i nter v ent i on ba s e d o n eval u at i on find i ng s . Cou n sels p a tie n t a n d f a mily/ c ar e givers as n e e d e d in rel a ti o nsh i p t o str e ss, a n d o t h er ide n tifi e d c o pi n g difficult i es.
• Mainta i ns clini c al re c ords o n all pat i en t s re f erre d t o soc i al work.
• Provi d es i n fo r mat i on a nd r eferral service s for or ga nizat i on p a tie n ts a n d f amilie s/ca r egi v ers rega r din g pr a ctical a n d envir on m e nta l n e e ds.
• Provi d es i n fo r mat i on t o p ati e nts a n d f a milies/ c ar e givers a n d c o mmunit y a g e ncies.
• Serve s a s liais o n b et w e e n p at i ent s a nd f a milies/ c aregi v ers a n d c o mm u nity a g enc i es.
• Mainta i ns c olla b orati v e re l ati o nsh i ps wi t h o r g a niz a tion per s o n nel to s u p port p ati e n t car e .
• Mainta i ns a n d d e v elo p s c o ntr a cts wi t h p ublic a n d privat e a g e ncie s as r es o urces for p a tie n t a n d p ers o n n el.
• Partici p at e s in t h e de v elo p me n t o f t he i ndiv i d u alized pl a n o f c are a n d a tt e n d s r e gularly sch e du l ed i nte r discipli n ary g r o u p m e eti n gs.
• Assists physic i an a n d ot h er t e a m m e m bers in u nd erst a ndi n g s i gnifi c an t soc i al a n d e moti o nal fa c tors r ela t ed t o h eal t h p r ob l em s a n d d ea t h / dy i ng is s ue s .
• Actively partic i pa t es i n q ualit y as s es s m e nt p erfo r m a nc e impro v e m e nt t e a m s a nd activit i es.
• Ot h er d utie s a s d ele g a t ed by t h e Clinical S u pervi s or.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees