Social Worker - MSW (Licensed) Full Time (Hospice)

Social Worker - MSW (Licensed) Full Time (Hospice)

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Job Description

Assist and counsel hospice patients and families with health related financial, social and emotional concerns
according to the physician’s orders.

• Provides social work services, under medical supervision, in accordance with the patient’s Plan of Care.
• Demonstrates competency in skills required by the care center.
• Assists the physician and other members of the hospice team to understand the significance of social and emotional factors related to terminally ill patients care.
• Assesses and reassesses social and emotional factors in order to help the patient and family to cope with problems of end-of-life care and to help them follow hospice team recommendations to maximize the patient’s quality of life.
• Counsels patients and families concerning financial concerns, life review, positive family relationships and quality of life, and care giving issues.
• Recognizes and utilizes community and family resources to assist in maintaining independence and quality of life.
• Assists with the development of the Plan of Care with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), patient and family to deal with personal, financial and environmental difficulties that may interfere with quality
• of life at the end of life.
• Participates in discharge planning, as appropriate.
• Develops, prepares and maintains individualized patient care progress records according to the Plan of Care with accuracy, timeliness and according to policies. Submits accurate documentation
• per agency policy.
• Keeps abreast of social work trends and knowledge.
• Supervises staff assigned to the team and conducts performance evaluations of each.
• Participates in in-service programs.
• Participates in the care center’s quality improvement program.
• Provides in-service to other hospice agency personnel or external customers at least annually, when requested.

Qualifications

• Has a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Educationand

• Has 1 year of social work experience in a healthcare setting.

Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants

Additional Information

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