JOB POSTING
Shrivers Hospice is Hiring a Full-Time Social Worker
The Social Worker delivers varied social work services to Hospice patients and their families. The social worker provides initial emotional, spiritual, psychosocial assessments, ongoing counseling, bereavement services, and community education, outreach, and referral. The Hospice social worker is an integral part of the Hospice IDT.
We offer an excellent team-driven working environment with supportive and open Ownership and
Management - every team member’s voice matters here! We are dedicated to employee engagement and success and we offer highly competitive wages and benefits.
Our mission is to provide the highest quality hospice experience, unique to the journey of each individual and family.
Our vision is to be the clear choice for hospice care in the communities we serve.
We care for patients with life-limiting diagnoses in their home, in a facility, or hospital. Our team is made up of compassionate experts in hospice and palliative care. One of our primary goals is to exceed our patients’ and families’ expectations for their emotional, spiritual, medical, and social needs, according to their own wishes and priorities.
Requirements for the Candidate:
Bachelor’s degree initial emotional, spiritual, psychosocial assessments, ongoing counseling, bereavement services, and community education, outreach, and referral. The Hospice social worker is an integral part of the Hospice IDT.
One Year experience in a healthcare setting
Knowledge/Skills/Ability: Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgments.
Ability to respond appropriately to crisis outside of a hospital setting. Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural, and religious modes..
Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience as a social worker, preferred.
Active patient contact within the past three years preferred.
The team member must:
Be able to utilize his/her resources to advance this mission and vision efficiently and rapidly.
Be self-directed, self-starting and able to identify and complete projects independently.
Possess strong organizational skills, approachability, polished interpersonal skills and self-motivation.
Understand hospice philosophy and issues of death/dying.
Understand care planning, especially as related to psychosocial needs of terminal patients and their family members.
Be able to prioritize and handle multiple responsibilities.
Be efficient with technology including laptop, iPad, smart phone, Google Suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets,
Calendar, etc.), electronic medical records system (Brightree experience preferred but not required), and typing
Assume responsibility for his/her own personal and professional development and maintaining skills in social work and Hospice.
Responsibilities will include the following:
1. Performs initial psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and bereavement assessments.
2. Conducts ongoing reassessments of patient/family needs and counseling as required.
3. Provides short term crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when indicated.
4. Provides services, under the direction of a physician (who approves plan of care).
5. Participates as a member of the Bereavement Team as assigned.
6. Observes, assesses and brings to IDT conferences information regarding psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, physical and financial conditions affecting the patient and family.
7. Assumes the active role of advocate for the patient/family unit.
8. Develops and maintains contact with appropriate community agencies and services to promote interagency cooperation and to facilitate related referrals.
9. Assists in coordination of respite stays.
10. Documents comprehensive psychosocial, emotional and spiritual assessment clearly and concisely in a timely manner.
11. All patient/family visits, telephone contacts and referral actions are recorded in the patient record per policy.
12. Provides ongoing counseling related to issues of death and dying to the patient and family as needed.
13. Attends staff meetings, IDT and other meetings as assigned and appropriate.
14. Participates in the orientation program as assigned.
15. Adheres to all Hospice policies.
16. Assumes responsibility for own personal and professional development and maintenance of skills in social work.
17. Exhibits Hospice philosophy in all job-related roles.
18. Ability to efficiently and effectively utilize iPad, laptop, PC, and Brightree system, among other technological components of job.
About Shrivers Hospice:
Shrivers Hospice is a locally owned and managed company striving to meet our goals through providing excellent patient care. We are Medicare and Medicaid-certified and take pride in our accreditation by the Joint Commission. We are part of the Coler Healthcare family of companies - a sister company of
Shrivers Pharmacies, Shrivers Home Medical and Oxygen, and Coler Long Term Care Pharmacy.
This creates a network of resources for Shrivers Hospice that is second to none. For further information about our family of companies, visit www.shriverspharmacy.com and www.shrivershospice.com
Shrivers is well-known for excellent customer service in the communities we serve, and we value doing what is best for our customers throughout their entire lives. Therefore, we are dedicated to growth of our Hospice division.
If you are energetic, highly motivated, and ready for a challenging, fast-paced, yet rewarding career - apply with us today!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.00 - $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Schedule:
Experience:
- Social work: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: On the road