Medical Social Worker

About the role

At Good Samaritan Hospice Indiana - Illinois, you will engage in a range of exciting responsibilities, including:

• Establishing a care plan in accordance with the physician’s plan of treatment.
• Providing crisis intervention as required.
• Assisting the physician and other caregivers in understanding the significant social, emotional and economic factors influencing the patient’s ability to improve medically.
• Providing patient care education to patients and caregivers.
• Aiding in making appropriate community referrals to gain access to additional resources as needed (i.e. applications for public assistance, housing problems, additional health care resources, transportation).
• Working with the patient’s caregivers to resolve problems interfering with an optimum caring relationship between the patient and caregiver.
• Completing and submitting all required documentation in an accurate and timely manner.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited school approved by the Council on Social Work Education. In Indiana, must also be certified under IC25-23.6-4-3.
• Currently licensed to practice in the state serviced.
• One year social work experience in a health care setting.
• Current CPR/BLS certification through American Heart Association or American Red Cross and compliance with state requirements.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

The posted compensation range of $25.55 - $38.00 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.

Schedule

5 Days (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM) hours Per Week- NO After Hour On Call requirements