Social Worker MSW , Hospice

AccentCare, Inc. • Clearwater, FL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

AccentCare is hiring a full-time Hospice Clinical Social Worker (MSW) serving Clearwater, Florida, and surrounding areas. This is not a remote or virtual position. The social worker collaborates with the pre-hospice and hospice team to address patients’ social, spiritual, and emotional needs and support care that respects each patient’s dignity and spiritual well-being. The role includes contributing to interdisciplinary care planning, assessing patients’ and caregivers’ capacity to cope with daily challenges and terminal illness, preparing patients and chosen family for changes, connecting them with available resources, supporting bereavement services, and assisting with discharge planning.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited school of social work or a related field.
• Valid license, registration, or permit to practice in the state(s) of agency operation, if required.
• At least one year of post-graduate professional social work experience in a healthcare setting, unless otherwise dictated by the state.
• Licensed to practice as a clinical social worker in the state of agency operation, if required.
• Licensed driver able to travel to all business locations.

Nice To Haves

• Medicare, Medicaid, or insurance specialty experience.
• Two or more years of post-graduate professional social work experience in a healthcare setting.
• Experience or education in grief counseling.
• Discharge planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Help the pre-hospice and hospice team understand social, spiritual, and emotional factors affecting patients’ health and develop a plan of care that supports each patient’s personal worth, spiritual well-being, and dignity.
• Participate in the interdisciplinary team and in developing and reviewing each patient’s plan of care.
• Assess social, spiritual, and emotional needs and factors to estimate patients’ and caregivers’ capacity and potential to cope with daily living challenges and terminal illness.
• Prepare patients to cope with changes and support their chosen family, including education about advance directives and advance care planning.
• Use available resources, including chosen family, hospice, and community agencies, to help patients and chosen family live better within the limitations of illness.
• Support the bereavement program.
• Provide discharge planning related to changes in level of care or community placement or location of care.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Company-matching 401(k).
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Wellness offerings, including an employee assistance program, pet insurance, and access to Calm.
• Programs to celebrate achievements, milestones, and fellow employees.
• Company store credit for the first AccentCare-branded scrubs for patient-facing employees.

What This Job Offers

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