Licensed Medical Social Worker - 13097

Penn Highlands Healthcare; St. Marys; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Highlands Healthcare seeks a Hospice Social Worker to join their Interdisciplinary Team. This role entails providing essential supportive services to terminally ill patients and their families, addressing social, emotional, and economic needs. Candidates should possess a Master's Degree in Social Work and have a minimum of two years' experience in a health-related field.

Qualifications

• At least two years of work experience in the health-related field.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive services to meet patient/family needs related to terminal illness.
• Supervise social service activities for terminally ill patients.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team for treatment planning.

Skills

Independence

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Supportive services

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Job description

Position Summary

As a member of the Interdisciplinary Team, the Hospice Social Worker works under the supervision of the Hospice Supervisor in the provision of supportive services to help meet patient/family social, emotional and economic needs in relation to the impact of a terminal illness. He/She supervises and/or provides social service activity as it relates to terminally ill patients and their families, including treatment planning and consultation with other staff members. Under the direction of the Home Health Supervisor, the Medical Social Worker will help the organization provide a more comprehensive home health service by providing supportive services to help meet patient/family, social, emotional, and economic needs.

Employee Initials

Essential Job Requirements

Education: A Masters Degree from a School of Social Work, accredited by the Council of Social Work Education.

Experience: Work experience in health related field for at least two (2) years.

Required skills: Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team. Valid driver’s license required.

Preferred Skills

Job Description

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with federal and state laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and / or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.