Weekends Social Worker | Horizon Home Health and Hospice | Meridian, ID

Pennant Group•Mountain Home, ID

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Horizon Home Health & Hospice is looking for weekend, part-time social workers in the Meridian & occasionally Mtn. Home, Idaho area who are compassionate, have strong clinical skills and enjoy being a part of an amazing team. Horizon is one of Idaho's oldest and largest Home Health agencies, with 8 branches across the state. They pride themselves on quality of care, ethical business practices, and core values: Celebrate, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Intelligent Risk Taking, Customer Second, and Ownership. Horizon emphasizes a supportive work environment where employees are the main focus, promoting job fulfillment through independence. They are known as Idaho's EMPLOYER OF CHOICE and aim to provide life-changing services.

Requirements

LSW licensed in the State of Idaho
Masters Level or Bachelors Level
Valid Driver's License

Nice To Haves

Home Health and Hospice experience preferred

Responsibilities

Assesses the psychosocial status of patients and families/caregivers related to the patient's terminal illness and environment and communicates findings to the registered nurse and other members of the interdisciplinary group. Provides an assessment in the patient's identified residence and assistance when this is not safe and another plan is required.
Carries out social evaluations and plans intervention based on evaluation findings. Counsels patient and family/caregivers as needed in relationship to stress, and other identified coping difficulties.
Maintains clinical records on all patients referred to social work.
Provides information and referral services for organization patients and families/caregivers regarding practical and environmental needs.
Provides information to patients and families/caregivers and community agencies.
Serves as liaison between patients and families/caregivers and community agencies.
Maintains collaborative relationships with organization personnel to support patient care.
Maintains and develops contracts with public and private agencies as resources for patient and personnel.
Maintains and assists the volunteer coordinator in establishing a need for volunteer services with the patient and family/caregiver and entire hospice team.
Participates in the development of the individualized plan of care and attends regularly scheduled interdisciplinary group meetings.
Adhering to the organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
Assists physician and other team members in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to health problems and death/dying issues.
Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
Other duties as delegated by the Clinical Supervisor.