Social Worker , Hospice MSW

AccentCare, Inc. • Glendale, CA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

AccentCare is hiring a full-time Hospice Clinical Social Worker (MSW) based in Glendale, California, covering the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys. This is an in-person role with a Monday–Friday schedule and an on-call rotation. The social worker supports hospice patients and their chosen families by addressing social, spiritual, and emotional factors related to the patient’s health and terminal illness. The role works as part of an interdisciplinary team to develop and review plans of care, support coping and advance care planning, connect patients and families with available resources, contribute to bereavement services, and help coordinate discharge or changes in care location.

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 or states 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 driver able to travel to all business locations.

Nice To Haves

• Medicare, Medicaid, or insurance specialty experience.
• Two or more years of professional social work experience.
• Experience or education in grief counseling.
• Discharge planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Help the pre-hospice and hospice team understand social, spiritual, and emotional factors related to patients’ health and establish plans of care that foster patients’ personal worth, spiritual well-being, and dignity.
• Participate in the interdisciplinary team and in developing and reviewing plans of care for patients.
• Assess patients’ and caregivers’ social, spiritual, and emotional needs and their capacity to cope with daily-life challenges, terminal diagnosis, and illness.
• Prepare patients to cope with changes and help chosen family members support them, including education about advance directives and advance care planning.
• Use available resources, including chosen family, hospice, and community agencies, to help patients and families live better within the limitations of illness.
• Support the bereavement program.
• Provide discharge planning related to changes in level of care or community placement and 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 recognizing employee achievements and milestones.
• Company store credit for first AccentCare-branded scrubs for patient-facing employees.

What This Job Offers

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