Hospice Social Worker
Moments Hospice · Appleton, WI · 6 days ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
Why Join Moments Hospice?
Moments Hospice fosters an entrepreneurial spirit, where you can contribute to our growth and achieve your clinical aspirations. Join our Social Service team and become a compassionate Licensed Social Worker (LSW) making a lasting impact on patients and your career.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Social Work preferred, Bachelor's degree in Social Work with a minimum of 1 year of healthcare experience
- Minimum of two years social work experience in a healthcare setting or social services agency
- Current Social Worker license (required)
- Hospice experience a plus
- Knowledge of and ability to obtain community resources (information and referral, state/federal financial programs and eligibility requirements, etc.)
- Understand Hospice philosophy, principles of death/dying
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Valid driver's license (required)
- Valid Auto Insurance (required)
Responsibilities
- Provide wide range of psychosocial services to terminally ill patients and their families
- Responsible for making contact with patient, family, and caregiver within 48 hours of admission
- Case Manager duties
- Pychosocial assessment must become part of patient's chart within 24 hours of completion
- Regularly assess the patient and family psychosocial needs
- Regularly assess the pre-bereavement/anticipatory grief needs
- Implement the Plan of Care provisions to meet their needs, which include: social service goals for alleviating problems, supportive counseling, problem solving, community referrals pre-bereavement and bereavement care
- Regularly re-evaluate the patient's and family's psychosocial needs
- Participate in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings
- Assist with making funeral arrangements if requested
- Provide counseling during the process of the terminal illness and at the time of death if requested
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Company car with fuel and insurance covered
- Company cell phone
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous PTO accruing immediately
- 401(k) with company matching
Pay
Competitive salary
Schedule
On The Road
Skills
None specifically listed
Benefits
Company car with fuel and insurance covered
Pay
Competitive salary
Schedule
On The Road
Skills
None specifically listed
Job Type
On The Road
Keywords
- Human Services
- MSW
- Mental Health
Job ID
(Not specified)
Requisition Number
(Not specified)
Application Instructions
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