Hospice Social Worker
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Description
We are currently seeking a talented compassionate Clinical Social Worker to provide care to patients & families residing in facilities and their homes inAnne Arundel position is Fulltime with a schedule of 40hours per week Monday Friday.
Want to join our Team We are currently looking for dedicated Clinical Social Workers to join our team. As a Clinical Social Worker you will provide psychosocial supports and interventions for those with lifelimiting illnesses helping patients and their caregivers navigate endoflife care with compassion. You will work with your teams RN Case Managers Chaplains and CNAs as well as our Hospice Physicians to provide physical psychosocial and spiritual aspects of care. We empower our Social Workers to take ownership of their day and schedule with an emphasis on care continuity and quality.
Office Location: Pasadena MD
Coverage Area: Facilities with home team coverage
Status: Fulltime
Salary: Competitive commensurate with experience education and credentialing
Main Responsibilities:
- Assesses each patient/family admitted to Hospice of the Chesapeake (HOC) services for psychosocial issues impacting on the caregiving system including an assessment of the environmental age specific spiritual and financial impact of loss on patients families caregivers and clients.
- Formulates individualized plans of care for patients based on assessed needs strengths limitations and goals. Includes patient and caregivers in the care planning process. Ensures that patients desires are taken into account when the treatment plan is formulated. Regularly reassesses for changing needs.
- Participates actively in IDT meetings functioning as an advocate for the patient and family. Communicates initial/ongoing plan of care appropriately to multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Collaborates with providers and treatment team to identify and evaluate patient outcomes and to evaluate variances in expected behavior and appropriateness of care.
- Maintains current referral information on local human services organizations and provides timely referrals to patient/caregivers as needed. Provides follow up as appropriate to assess effectiveness and assumes an advocacy role when indicated to facilitate holistic care.
- Provides counseling and emotional support and/or crisis intervention as per professional standards.
About Hospice of the Chesapeake
At Hospice of the Chesapeake we create meaningful experiences for those in the communities we serve who are experiencing serious advanced illness and loss. We believe truly meaningful experiences come from a partnership between highly skilled and compassionate professionals our healthcare partners and the patient and family with a primary focus on living each day to the fullest extent possible. We develop care plans to minimize symptoms articulate what matters most and remember that each moment matters.
We are Your Hometown Hospice! Over the last 45 years our team has cared for more than 50000 hospice patients and nearly 100000 family members.
To learn more please visit us at or find us on social media.
Qualifications
Your Qualifications
- Masterof Social Work degree from an accredited educational institution required. LGSW required; LCSWC preferred.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in health care field required 35 years preferred. Prior homecare hospice experience or case management preferred.
- Familiarity and comfort with documenting in an Electronic Medical Record.
- Demonstrated emotional maturity and the ability to cope and work effectively with stress of continual loss.
- Valid drivers license and acceptable driving record and reliable transportation
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
In accordance with Hospice of the Chesapeakes commitment to leadership and industryleading care we require that all employees be vaccinated against COVID and influenza as well as being screened for TB upon hire and annually thereafter. Documented and supported requests for religious and medical accommodations may be considered but may not be approved in all circumstances.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
