Social Worker - Washington, DC - Capital Caring Health

Capital Caring • Washington, DC

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About The Position

The Hospice Social Worker provides a wide variety of services to patients, caregivers, and families in accordance with the individualized plan of care. The role actively coordinates all aspects of patient care in accordance with current professional standards and practice. The Social Worker identifies and addresses the emotional and biopsychosocial needs associated with advanced illness and end of life.

Supervisory duties are performed only when recommended and the employee has been educated to do so by organizational leadership. Clinical supervision may be provided by eligible staff when mutually agreed upon.

The role requires strong communication, organization, assessment, crisis intervention, counseling, advocacy, and collaboration skills, as well as the ability to manage competing needs and stressful situations. Social Workers may travel daily to patients’ homes or facilities and work in variable environments. Regional office space and equipment are available.

The position pays $65,078.87–$96,863.39. It requires consent to drug and/or alcohol testing after a conditional offer and ongoing compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Policy. Employees performing services for Florida affiliates are subject to the applicable Florida background-screening eligibility process.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of Master’s-level social work experience in an interdisciplinary or health care setting.
• Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited social work school.
• Appropriate licensure from the governing body for practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and/or Virginia.
• Strong oral and written communication, organization, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage competing patient needs, multiple tasks, and stressful situations while working independently and as part of a team.
• Skills in psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, and counseling, and knowledge of the theoretical basis of social work practice.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of and sensitivity to grief and loss.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tact, patience, and diplomacy; resolve and manage conflict; and facilitate trusting relationships.
• Ability to push and pull heavy objects and to drive extensively and navigate to new customer locations, sometimes on a tight schedule and in heavy traffic.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, internet browsers, and patient health information systems.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written or oral instructions and solve problems of varying complexity.
• Ability to sit, talk or hear regularly; stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel, reach, taste or smell; and push, pull, lift, or carry up to 50 pounds.
• Vision abilities including close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus; ability to manage work-related stress and maintain consistent customer service focus.
• Consent to drug and/or alcohol testing after a conditional offer and ongoing compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Policy.

Responsibilities

• Provide services to patients, caregivers, and families according to individualized plans of care.
• Coordinate all aspects of patient care in accordance with professional standards and practice.
• Identify and address emotional and biopsychosocial needs related to advanced illness and end of life.
• Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers across settings.
• Conduct community education that enhances understanding of end-of-life care.
• Perform supervisory duties only when recommended and educated to do so by organizational leadership; provide clinical supervision when eligible and mutually agreed upon.
• Travel to patients’ homes or facilities as required.
• Maintain a positive public image for Capital Caring Health through interactions with patients and employees.

What This Job Offers

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