Social Worker MSW Hospice
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Job Location:
Newport News, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
City/State
Newport News VAWork Shift
First (Days)Overview:
Sentara Health is seeking to hire a qualified individual to join our team as a Social Worker.
Position Status: Full Time Monday - Friday
Position Location: Sentara Hospice Services Newport News VA (travel in Hampton Roads required)
Overview
Performs a variety of casework and provides social work services to patients families and significant Must develop and monitor multidisciplinary collaboration of services to patients where appropriate. Assist adult patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties associated with medical condition up to and including at time of terminal illnesses. Interviewing techniques; Skills for conducting group sessions.
Assess and evaluate patient/familys emotional social spiritual and economic needs. Establishes a plan of care to meet identified needs and utilizes care plans or teaching guides to implement and direct patient care. Performs thorough and accurate assessment of patient/family needs. Identifies measurable expected outcomes with specific interventions. Makes appropriate referrals to community agencies nursing homes etc. for patients that need follow-up after discharge. Evaluates and investigates patient financial resources and alternate funding sources. Uses the care planning process when planning patient/family care. Initial psychosocial and bereavement evaluation. Observes evaluates and brings to IDT information regarding psychosocial spiritual physical and financial conditions affecting patient and family. Provides short term crisis intervention and individual counseling when indicated. Assumes active role of advocate for patient/family unit. If terminal performs initial bereavement evaluation and determine familys level of risk after death of patient. Works in conjunction with bereavement coordinator in ongoing assessments. Makes appropriate community referrals. Communicates with physicians regarding assessment. Communicates with Program Manager/nursing staff concerning patients who meet the criteria. Participates as a member of IDT.
Education
Masters Degree - Social Work
Certification/Licensure
Drivers License
Experience
Previous Hospice/Home Health experience
Previous experience as a Social Worker and with Group Social/Recreational Programs
Keywords: Social Worker MSW Hospice Indeed
Legal Resources Plan
Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus ifestablished system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-member workforce. Diversity inclusion and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission to improve health every day this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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
About Company
Sentara Health, is an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system in Virginia and North Carolina. Sentara improves health everyday.
