Social Worker
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Posted on:
19-09-2025
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Social Worker
Location: Nashville Area
Status: Full Time
Days: Monday - Friday
Hours: 40 per week
If you have a passion for people and a desire to provide outstanding care and comfort to patients and their families while working within a professional team focused on clinical excellency then we cant wait to speak with you!
SUMMARY
The Social Worker provides an assessment for and provision of psychosocial services and support to patients and their families.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Performs initial and ongoing assessment of the patient and familys psychosocial status and assists in accessing resources for social financial and community needs for adequately managing care and dealing with death.
- Upon initial contact with the patient reviews the services hospice is responsible for providing. Assists in obtaining informed consents.
- Develops a plan of care that optimizes patient and family ability to cope with the psychosocial impact of illness and impending death.
- Offers support guidance and counseling in order to diminish stress and enhance emotional wellbeing.
- Provides information about and/or refers to other community resources that are available to supplement psychosocial needs.
- Describes additional Alive Hospice support services that may be used if appropriate to ease care-giving demands (i.e. Patient Care Volunteer Home Health Aide Respite).
- Educates patient and family about Advance Directives as a means of promoting self-determined life closure.
- Assists patients and families to complete Advance Directives as needed.
- Initiates opportunities for patient and family to discuss funeral planning and burial arrangements
- Participates in interdisciplinary care planning conference.
- Collaborates with other team members about ongoing psychosocial issues and family dynamics in order to heighten the delivery of empathetic and emotionally supportive care.
- Assesses familys bereavement needs throughout the duration of the patients life and develops a bereavement plan of care for the family following the patients death. This includes referral to Grief Support Services as necessary.
- Facilitates bereavement support groups.
- Conducts presentations to professional and community organizations about patient services issues related to death and dying and bereavement support groups.
- Attends department meetings.
- Serves on department and agency committees.
- Attends mandatory agency in-services as part of continuing education.
- Completes all clinical documentation in a timely manner per Alive Hospice policy.
- Notifies team members of significant changes in patient status using established agency procedures.
- Completes required EMR documentation to reflect time worked and mileage accrued.
- Follows all agency protocols policies and procedures appropriately.
- Participates in the after-hours on call program and is available to respond in situations when the need for psychosocial care arises.
- Other duties may also be assigned.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
MSW required. State of Tennessee LMSW licensure or must obtain this licensure within 1 year of employment.
CERTIFICATES LICENSES REGISTRATIONS
Current and valid Tennessee drivers license and automobile insurance as required by Tennessee State Law.
Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
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