Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW)

About the role

Discover a new lane in social work that brings hope to patients enduring difficult health issues. As a Hospice MSW for Interim HealthCare®, you’ll visit patients and families in their homes and connect them to the resources, counseling and support they need to rise above their challenges and live their best.

Responsibilities

• Provide home-based social services to patients dealing with depression, anxiety, poor nutrition or a lack of resources that make managing their injury or disease difficult
• Work as part of the hospice team which may include an RN, LPN, CNA, HHA, and Chaplain focused on the patient’s plan of care and individual goals
• Monitor a patient’s psychosocial condition and identify social and emotional needs
• Conduct patient assessments, document progress and ensure patient is moving toward goals
• Provide counseling, community resource planning, crisis intervention and advocacy
• Consult with family and caregivers on patient’s plan of care and how to help them progress

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work and active MSW license in Kansas
• CPR certification

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills, good communicator, empathetic, compassionate and resourceful

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build strong relationships with patients, families, and healthcare providers
• Knowledge of hospice care and end-of-life issues
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities

Benefits

• 1:1 social worker-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
• Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance
• Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs
• Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University
• PTO, Holiday Pay, Medical/Dental/Vision & 401(k)

Pay

Details TBD

Schedule

Details TBD