Hospice Social Worker

Medical Social Worker - Hospice - Provide individualized and coordinated hospice care to bring safety and comfort to the patients and families. The holistic approach encompasses physical emotional and spiritual well-being. You will have independence and flexibility in the field to visit patients one on one in their home environment.

Hours: Full-time Days Monday - Friday and On Call Rotation

Pay and Benefits:

• Annual Pay Range: $66040 - $81099
• Mileage Reimbursement / Company Car Option
• Generous PTO Holiday Pay Medical/Dental/Vision 401k HSA with Company Contribution and more!
• 100% Clinical License Reimbursement
• CEU Reimbursement - Up to $400 a year and 2 days of CEU time off

Territory: Our office is in Roseville MN and the Social Worker will have a general territory within our service area where they will provide in-home hospice care to the patients. The territory for this position would primarily be in the Southern section of the Twin Cities Metro area.

A few must-haves for this position:

• Graduate of a Masters program in social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• Licensed to practice as a Social Worker in the state of Minnesota. License is active and in good standing.
• Minimum of one (1) years experiencein health care.
• Hospice experience preferred
• Able to travel within geographic area serviced by office. Valid drivers license and proof of auto insurance are required.

Some functions of what you would do as a Medical Social Worker

• Conducts an initial psycho-social assessment of assigned patients/families within five (5) calendar days of admission to contribute to the comprehensive assessment of the patients/familys needs and the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) plan of care.
• Provides individual and/or family counseling in response to the mental and emotional status of the patient/family to reduce barriers to achieving the goals of care.
• Identifies special needs related to religious or cultural diversity and how these impact the implementation of theplan of care.
• Evaluates identified financial or environmental concerns and directs the patient/family to appropriate community resources as well as provides follow-up and acts as a liaison when crisis intervention support to the patient/family members of a facility caregiver group or the IDG.
• Assists the patient/family in electing advance directives securing durable power of attorney making funeral arrangements and other financial legal and healthcare aspects of end-of-life choices.

Become a part of Interim HealthCare and:

• Get the opportunity to see patients in their home environment to get a true representation of each patients needs.
• Be a part of a collaborative and supportive interdisciplinary group approach to care.
• Flexible scheduling of patient visits.
• Be a part of a company that has been improving peoples lives for more than 40 years.

Apply now! For more information visit our website at Vision and Values of Interim HealthCare of the Twin Cities:

Interim HealthCare of the Twin Cities offers a wide variety of home care ranging from skilled nursing physical therapy and other licensed health care services which help with the every day tasks that let people continue living at home where they are most comfortable. Additionally we offer hospice care in the home that can make loved ones as comfortable as possible and provide support to the family allowing them to concentrate on spending quality time together. Interims mission is firmly rooted in its long tradition of helping people maintain their safety independence and dignity in an environment of mutual respect and compassion. Interim HealthCares mission- Improving Peoples Lives.

EEO M/F/D/V

Interim HealthCare of the Twin Citiesprovides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicantswithout regard to race color gender religion sexual orientation national origin age disability or veteran status. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training. The company is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you believe that you need reasonable accommodation in order to apply due to the fact that you have a disability we request that you notify the company so that we can assist you where appropriate.

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check reference checks and drug screening.