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About The Position

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work from an accredited college
• Current Oregon LCSW, LMSW or CSWA license
• Minimum one year hospice experience, including a background in medical social work
• Valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and automobile liability coverage or access to an insured vehicle
• CPR certification at hire or within 6 months in position
• Knowledge in case management, social work and counseling in a hospice setting
• Knowledge of Federal, State and Local regulations, Hospice Medicare Conditions of Participation, and HIPAA privacy rules and regulations
• Practice within the scope of license, certification or registration, where applicable, and as required by law and regulation
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Ability to take initiative and utilize innovative techniques and ingenuity
• Ability to interact with various departments throughout the organization
• Ability to work flexible hours (i.e., after-hours coverage or weekend coverage), as needed
• Ability to plan, prioritize and coordinate multiple projects or tasks
• Must have general computer skills and a working knowledge of Electronic Medical Records systems, MS office, Outlook, and the internet
• Ability to adhere to organizational standards, policies, and procedures
• Ability to tolerate grief
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups
• Ability to learn, focus, understand, and evaluate information and determine appropriate actions
• Ability to accept direction and feedback, as well as tolerate and manage stress
• Ability to see, read, hear, and speak clearly for at least 6 hours/day
• Ability to push, pull, stand, sit, and perform repetitive finger and wrist movement for at least 3-6 hours/day
• Ability to lift, carry, walk, bend, climb stairs and/or pinch small objects up to 3 hours/day
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle in all kinds of weather conditions

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing psychosocial/bereavement evaluations of patients/family/caregiver and assist in the development/implementation of the plan of care.
• Is a core member of the interdisciplinary group (IDG) and actively participates in IDG meetings for development and evaluation of the patient’s plan of care.
• Implement a plan of care for each assigned patient/family/caregiver unit and evaluation of that plan of care.
• Assist patient/family/caregiver in determining of goals of care including completion of Advance Directives and POLST forms as needed.
• Conduct patient and family counseling and education considering family system/dynamics and coping methods to all age groups.
• Address advocacy needs for patients/families/and organization.
• Facilitate formal and informal meetings with patients/caregivers/family member as needed.
• Provide crisis management support and consultations with patient/family/caregiver or IDG team.
• Provide information regarding the patient/family/caregivers psychosocial, spiritual, physical and financial needs or difficulties to the IDG team or providers involved in the patients care.
• Serve as liaison with hospitals, care facilities and appropriate agencies to promote interagency cooperation, developing and maintaining communication and facilitating referrals to meet patient needs throughout the continuum of care.
• Responsible for organizing/facilitating the transfer/discharge of patients.
• Assist the family/caregivers in making final arrangements at time of patient’s death.
• Assess, develop and coordinate bereavement plan for significant others for one year following patient death.
• Responsible for documentation in the electronic medical records, assuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with regulations, certification standards, legal and ethical standards according to policies and procedures.
• Participate in orientation of new employees, volunteers or students seeking experience in hospice.

Benefits

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• life insurance
• AD&D insurance
• disability insurance
• health savings account
• flexible spending account(s)
• lifestyle spending account
• employee assistance program
• wellness program
• discounts
• multiple supplemental benefits (e.g., voluntary life, critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, pre-tax parking, pet insurance, 529 College Savings, etc.)
• retirement plan with employer contributions
• PTO
• Paid State Sick Time
• paid holidays
• volunteer time
• jury duty
• bereavement leave
• 401(k) contributions