Hospice Travel Social Worker

This position will be traveling to new locations helping the location go thru survey and get up and running . The temporary assignment would typically last 13 -26 weeks.

Social workers looking for autonomy and variety should consider practicing in Hospice Care. As a Hospice Social Worker at Moments Hospice, you will join a team that is dedicated to making our patients' final days, weeks, and months as comfortable as possible.

Responsibilities:

• As a Hospice Licensed Medical (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW), you will:
• Provide wide range of psychosocial services to terminally ill patients and their families.
• Responsible for making contact with patient, family, and caregiver within 48 hours of admission.
• Case Manager duties.
• Psychosocial must become part of patient's chart within 24 hours of completion.
• Regularly assess the patient and family psychosocial needs.
• Regularly assess the pre-bereavement/anticipatory grief needs.
• Implement the Plan of Care provisions to meet their needs, which include: social service goals for alleviating problems, 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.

Qualifications:

• Masters Degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
• Minimum of two year social work experience in a healthcare setting or social services agency
• Current Social Worker license
• 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

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Company car with fuel and insurance covered
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous PTO accruing immediately
• 401(k) with company matching

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