Hospice Social Worker

About the Role

Social workers seeking a meaningful career with impactful patient care can find a fulfilling path at Moments Hospice. Make a real difference ensuring patient comfort during their final days. Our commitment to your growth is unmatched: comprehensive benefits with health insurance and disability options, alongside structured training and educational development programs. Thrive in a rewarding environment with clear expectations, reasonable caseloads, and on-call support. Embrace the autonomy and variety of hospice care while collaborating directly with our company's leadership. Moments Hospice fosters an entrepreneurial spirit, where you can contribute to our growth and achieve your clinical aspirations.

Responsibilities

• Provide a wide range of psychosocial services to terminally ill patients and their families
• Make contact with patient, family, and caregiver within 48 hours of admission
• Perform Case Manager duties
• Complete psychosocial assessment and ensure it becomes part of the patient's chart within 24 hours
• Regularly assess the patient and family psychosocial needs
• Regularly assess the pre-bereavement/anticipatory grief needs
• Implement the Plan of Care provisions to meet needs, including social service goals, 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

Requirements

• 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)

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company car with fuel and insurance covered (minimal personal cost, for both business and personal use)
• Company cell phone
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous PTO accruing immediately
• 401(k) with company matching

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses.