Social Worker
About The Position
As a hospice social worker, you will provide emotional and logistical support to patients and their loved ones during an important and vulnerable time. You will ensure VITAS patients reach the end of life with their affairs in order, honoring their wishes for finances, funeral arrangements, and more. Their loved ones will trust you to help them navigate the grieving process. Whether you’re granting an end-of-life wish or simply listening to a patient’s stories at their bedside, your actions—large and small—will make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families. Each day is different for our social workers. You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, which may be a private residence, or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility. About once a week, you'll come to the office to meet with the rest of your interdisciplinary team: the RNs, physicians, chaplains, and fellow nurses who work together to provide 360-degree support to the patients and families we serve.
Requirements
- Ability to travel per job requirements.
- Thorough knowledge of community resources or the desire/ability to obtain this knowledge.
- Knowledge of key psychosocial issues prevalent with terminally ill patients and their family/caregivers, including the knowledge of effective psychosocial inter mentions to address those issues.
- Capacity to relate and work well with others as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
- Excellent listening and communication skills.
- Ability to be an effective patient and family advocate- both within the patient/family unit, within the core IDG, and within community agencies and the like.
- Masters of Social Work required from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, unless grandfathered in per the 2008 Medicare Hospice Condition of Participation
- At least one year social work experience in a health care setting.
- License and/or Certification if required by State
- Minimum State Requirements for the following states: CT: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) DC: Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) DE: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) GA: MSW must be supervised by LCSW up to obtaining LMSW IL: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) NJ: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) OH: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) TX: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) WI: Social Worker Certificate
Nice To Haves
- Experience as a social worker with the terminally ill and their families, preferred
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
