Social Worker (MSW): Hospice

AZORNA HEALTHCARE LLC•Mesa, AZ

About The Position

Join one of Arizona's fastest growing hospice companies! Azorna Hospice is quickly becoming recognized as a premier hospice organization. We attribute our rapid growth to the exceptional care our patients receive from our staff. We are continually adding to our team of outstanding health care providers. At Azorna Hospice we believe in providing unprecedented compassionate care to those placed within our stewardship. We seek out and hire candidates who exemplify our core values of compassion, courage, kindness, respect, love, integrity and collaboration. Come join our expanding family! Role of the Hospice Social Worker: To deliver varied social work services to Hospice patients and their families. To provide initial emotional, spiritual, psychosocial assessments, ongoing counseling, bereavement services and community education, outreach and referral. The Hospice social worker is an integral part of the Hospice IDG.

Requirements

The candidate must meet one of the three following criteria, listed in order of preference:
Have an MSW degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), and one year of experience in a health care setting.
Have a baccalaureate degree in social work (BSW) from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE, and one year of experience in a health care setting and be supervised by a MSW from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE and who has one year of experience in a health care setting.
Have a baccalaureate degree in psychology, sociology or other field related to social work, and at least one year of social work experience in a health care setting and be supervised by a MSW from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE and who has one year of experience in a health care setting.
Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgments.
Ability to respond appropriately to crisis outside of a hospital setting.
Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural and religious modes.

Nice To Haves

Minimum 2 years of experience as a social worker, preferred.
Active patient contact within past three years, preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs initial psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and bereavement assessments and assists in the development and implementation of goal-directed IDG care plan.
Conducts ongoing reassessments of patient/family needs and counseling as required.
Provides short term crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when indicated.
Provides services, under the direction of a physician (who approves plan of care).
Participates as a member of the Bereavement Team as assigned.
Observes, assesses and brings to IDG conferences information regarding psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, physical and financial conditions affecting the patient and family.
Assumes the active role of advocate for the patient/family unit.
Develops and maintains contact with appropriate community agencies and services in order to promote interagency cooperation and to facilitate related referrals.
Documents comprehensive psychosocial, emotional and spiritual assessment clearly and concisely in a timely manner.
All patient/family visits, telephone contacts and referral actions are recorded in the patient record per policy.
Provides ongoing counseling related to issues of death and dying to the patient and family as needed.
Attends staff meetings, IDG and other meetings as assigned and appropriate.
Participates in the orientation program as assigned.
Adheres to all Hospice policies.
Assumes responsibility for own personal and professional development and maintenance of skills in social work.
Exhibits Hospice philosophy in all job related roles.
Other duties as assigned by Director of Clinical Services.