Hospice Social Worker (MSW/LCSW or LICSW)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Prepares social histories, provides social casework to clients and families.
• Advocates for referrals to appropriate community resources.
• Consults and coordinates services with other agency health providers.
• Develops and implements health maintenance services, encouraging holistic health care.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments, develops care plans, and sets realistic goals.
• Assists in the development and implementation of patient and family care plans.
• Provides social work therapeutic interventions through counseling, education, and bereavement support.
• Promotes client self-determination and self-advocacy.
• Affords fiscal system negotiation and assists in negotiating government entitlements.
• Considers safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient and family care.
• Supervises non-LICSW level social workers when necessary.
• Monitors services through documentation and consultation.
• Provides assistance and advocacy with other community and agency resources as needed.
• Participates in agency team meetings and case conferences.
• Consults with staff regarding client care plan concerns.
• Documents in the electronic medical record per agency standards.
• Interprets social resources to agency staff and health services to social agencies.
• Provides in-service programs to agency staff as requested.
• Participates in the development and implementation of new programs and services as requested.
• Participates in clinical record reviews for medical social work services.
• Works flexible schedules, including weekends, to meet patient and family needs.
• Facilitates adult and children’s bereavement groups as required.

Requirements

Ability to read, write and speak English.

Knowledge of social work methods with particular skill in casework and ability to adapt this knowledge to a public health setting.

Ability to communicate effectively with intra and inter-disciplinary professionals.

Ability to work with a framework of social work consultations and/or supervision commensurate with one’s experience.

Ability to work in a variety of settings: homes, group homes, skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.

Strong customer service skills required.

Master’s Degree in Social Work.

Current Massachusetts professional LICSW or LCSW license.

Qualifications

Ability to maintain a positive attitude despite constant exposure to personal and professional loss.

Skills

Knowledge of social work methods with particular skill in casework and ability to adapt this knowledge to a public health setting.

Ability to communicate effectively with intra and inter-disciplinary professionals.

Ability to work with a framework of social work consultations and/or supervision commensurate with one’s experience.

Ability to work in a variety of settings: homes, group homes, skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.

Strong customer service skills required.

Benefits

Flexible schedule, including weekends, to meet patient and family needs.

Pay

$27.65 - $49.45 per hour.

Schedule

40 hours per week; Day Shift; Rotating weekends and holidays.