Community-based Hospice Social Worker, Full-time

Job description

This can be a full-time position. This position is responsible to provide social work services for an assigned patient caseload, to facilitate patient admissions and/or initial psychosocial assessments, and/or to make visits on an assigned basis across Transitions service lines as directed by the Team Leader. The schedule for this position is Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm; rotating weekends; 1 major or 2 minor holidays per year. Responsibilities what you do: - Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, cultural, financial and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and life situation. - Support patient/family’s individual spiritual/cultural beliefs by assessing for cultural issues; developing culturally sensitive care plan and collaborating with interdisciplinary team in provision of culturally sensitive care. - Formulate, develop, and implement a comprehensive psychosocial plan of care utilizing appropriate clinical social work treatments and intervention, while maintaining the dignity of the patient. - Responsible for documenting assessments, care plans, interactions, and interventions accord...