Social Worker, Homecare-Hospice LICSW
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Job Location:
Stillwater, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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Job Description:
- Provides supportive services to help meet the patient/family social emotional economic and environment needs in relation to the impact of a chronic acute or terminal illness though education support/counseling and referrals/coordination of community resources.
- Completes timely visits to meet patient/family needs and ensure program compliance.
- Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide whole person care addressing bio-psycho-social needs of patients and family.
- Provide patients/families with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic acute or terminal illness through education support/counseling and referrals for community resources.
- In addition to conducting community visits Social Workers may complete consultation for patients inpatient at Lakeview Hospital to provide education about homecare palliative care and hospice.
Work Schedule: 0.5 FTE - 20 hours weekly. Every other Wednesday and every Thursday & Friday.
Requirement:
- Education Experience or Equivalent Combination:
- Masters degree in social work from a CSWE accredited program
- Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
- Must have Minnesota (MN) or Wisconsin (WI) Social Work license upon start date or license eligible:
- MN must have one of the following:
- Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) or
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
- WI must have one of the following:
- Certified Advanced Practice Social Worker (CAPSW) or higher license level.
- If licensed in only one state upon hire must be willing to obtain license in the other state and provide proof of license within 4 months of start.
- Must have vehicle drivers license and current auto insurance. Must meet all criteria required under Lakeviews Automobile Liability Guidelines
- Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Strong psychosocial assessment skills and implementation of interventions based on social work assessment.
- Ability to function independently with minimal supervision.
- Experience and comfort providing services in the community including patient homes.
- Knowledge of reimbursement procedures as well as knowledge of community resources.
- Experience and comfort with providing services in community settings including patient homes.
- Ability to function on an interdisciplinary team.
- Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal form within the interdisciplinary team.
- Ability to independently carry out directions and follow medical orders for services.
- Computer experience including documentation in an electronic medical record
- Comfort or experience working within serious illness or end of life.
- Ability to adapt to a flexible and changing schedule to meet patient needs.
- Willing to participate in On-Call rotating schedule
Preferred Qualifications:
Education Experience or Equivalent Combination:
- Masters degree in Social Work
Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:- Must have Minnesota (MN) or Wisconsin (WI) Social Work license or license eligible upon start date:
- MN Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) is preferred.
- WI must have one of the following:
- Advanced Practice Social Worker or
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:- Homecare or Hospice experience
- Advance Care Planning experience
- Experience with facilitation of goals of care conversations.
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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