Hospice PRN Social Worker Snellville Athens area

Blue Summit Hospice and Palliative Care•Snellville, GA

2d•$0 - $33

About The Position

The Hospice Social Worker delivers a range of social work services to Hospice patients and their families. The role includes initial emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial assessments; ongoing counseling; bereavement services; and community education, outreach, and referrals. The Social Worker is an integral member of the Hospice interdisciplinary group (IDG) and works with patients, families, and other health care team members. The Social Worker performs assessments and reassessments, contributes to goal-directed care planning, provides counseling and crisis intervention when indicated, advocates for patients and families, and coordinates with community agencies. The position also requires timely documentation, participation in assigned meetings and orientation, adherence to Hospice policies, and ongoing professional development. Services are provided under the direction of a physician who approves the plan of care. The role requires independent judgment, flexibility, effective interpersonal skills, and the ability to cope with mental and emotional stress. Work may involve exposure to odors, blood, body fluids, excrements, adverse environmental conditions, and hazardous materials. The position requires a current valid driver’s license, auto liability insurance, and reliable transportation.

Requirements

Meet at least one of the listed education and experience pathways: an MSW from a CSWE-accredited school of social work and one year of experience in a health care setting; a CSWE-accredited BSW and one year of health care experience with the specified MSW supervision; or a bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology, or another field related to social work, at least one year of social work experience in a health care setting, and the specified MSW supervision. State social work requirements must also be met.
Be able to work independently, make accurate and sometimes quick judgments, and respond appropriately to crises outside a hospital setting.
Be accepting of and adaptable to different social, racial, cultural, and religious modes.
Be able to make judgments based on assessments and available data and act accordingly.
Be flexible and innovative, with good interpersonal skills and the ability to cope with mental and emotional stress and demonstrate emotional stability.
Have a current valid driver’s license, auto liability insurance, and reliable transportation.
Provide evidence of an annual TB test and other state-required tests or examinations.
Meet the physical requirements, including minimal physical effort for most of the day, specified movements and walking, and minimal assistance with lifting or transferring a 100-pound patient; possess or use adaptive devices for sight and hearing sufficient to perform essential duties.
Tolerate exposure to odors, blood, body fluids, excrements, adverse environmental conditions, and hazardous materials.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of experience as a social worker.
Active patient contact within the past three years.

Responsibilities

Perform initial psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, and bereavement assessments and assist with developing and implementing a goal-directed IDG care plan.
Conduct ongoing reassessments of patient and family needs and provide counseling as required.
Provide short-term crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when indicated.
Provide services under the direction of a physician who approves the plan of care.
Participate in the Bereavement Team as assigned.
Observe and assess patient and family circumstances and bring relevant psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, physical, and financial information to IDG conferences.
Advocate for the patient and family unit.
Develop and maintain relationships with community agencies and services to promote interagency cooperation and facilitate referrals.
Document comprehensive psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual assessments clearly, concisely, and promptly.
Record patient and family visits, telephone contacts, and referral actions in the patient record according to policy.
Provide ongoing counseling about death and dying to patients and families as needed.
Attend staff meetings, IDG meetings, and other assigned or appropriate meetings.
Participate in the orientation program as assigned.
Adhere to all Hospice policies.
Maintain and develop personal and professional social work skills.
Exhibit the Hospice philosophy in all job-related roles.
Perform other duties assigned by the Director/Manager of Patient Services.