Anthem Hospice MSW- PRN

Centrix Health Resources; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthem Hospice is seeking a Medical Social Worker (MSW) in Oklahoma City to provide emotional, psychosocial, and resource support to patients and families at end of life. You will collaborate with nurses, physicians, chaplains, and other team members to address needs and align care with patient goals.

The role emphasizes counseling, care planning, and community resource connections, with ongoing documentation and participation in a multidisciplinary team to ensure compassionate, patient-centered

Qualifications

• Minimum LMSW license or eligible for licensure in the state.
• Master's degree in social work required.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family needs and develop a care plan.
• Coordinate with medical staff to support psychosocial needs.
• Maintain documentation in patient records per standards.
• Connect families with community resources and support networks.

Skills

Empathy

Counseling

Care coordination

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Join Anthem Hospice as a Medical Social Worker (MSW) – Oklahoma City, OK

At Anthem Hospice, we believe exceptional hospice care means supporting the whole person and their family. We are seeking a compassionate Medical Social Worker (MSW) to join our Oklahoma City team and provide meaningful emotional, psychosocial, and resource support to patients and families during one of life’s most important journeys.

As part of our interdisciplinary hospice team, you’ll work closely with patients, families, nurses, physicians, chaplains, and other care team members to identify needs, provide counseling and support, connect families with community resources, and help ensure each patient receives compassionate, individualized end-of-life care.

Essential Functions

• Assesses patient/family needs in a timely manner upon receiving patient admission; recognizing the patient’s ability support systems capability and the patients expressed wishes.
• Assesses patient’s environment and financial needs and makes appropriate referrals to identified community resources.
• Develops a plan of care in collaboration with physician’s team patient and family to meet identified needs and maximize positive outcomes in a timely manner.
• Actively participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and documents outcomes as needed; assisting the team in understanding the social and emotional factors related to the patient's health problems.
• Maintains documentation in patients record per internal regulatory and professional standards.
• Establishes short and long-term goals and completes them according to the patients plan of care.
• Maintains visit productivity to meet patient needs and team responsibility.
• Monitors observe and evaluate changes and progress in patients’ condition and environment and reports changes progress or lack of progress to physician and/or nurse case manager.
• Involves patient and family/significant other in the plan of care while revising and documenting strategies/intervention to accommodate changing needs and/or barriers.
• Acts as key source in patient situations such as: ineffective patient/family coping and decision-making advance directives long-term or assisted living placement substance abuse abuse/neglect and/or bereavement.
• Demonstrates teambuilding skills. Serves as role model/resource for other team members.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for individual social work judgments and actions. Identifies strengths/weaknesses in clinical practice and makes necessary adjustments.
• Participates in cost containment measures including utilizing supplies efficiently; accurately recording all charges; executing efficient patient flow; utilizing work time productivity; and identifying actual potential problems.
• Communicates with UR coordinator for any authorizations required per insurance requirements. Maintains strict confidentiality of all Carroll Hospice/CHG system matters including patient physician Associate and financial information.
• Appropriately represents the agency at meetings both inside and outside the facility.
• Effectively utilizes proper channels of communication with colleagues physicians patients families visitors and outside contacts to ensure clear concise flow of patient information.
• Assumes responsibility for continuous education and licensure requirements through participation in educational programs, current literature in-services meetings workshops etc.
• Assumes responsibility for professional growth by keeping abreast of changing hospice/home care standards and changing trends in the social work profession and attends and participates in mandatory staff meetings and in-services according to departmental standards.

Performance Responsibilities

Although each position has its own unique duties and responsibilities, the following listing applies to every employee. All employees of the organization:

• Will exercise necessary cost control measures.
• Will strive to maintain positive internal and external customer service relationships.
• Must be able to demonstrate effective leadership skills.
• Must demonstrate effective communication skills by conveying necessary information accurately, listening effectively and asking questions when clarification is needed.
• Must be able to be depended upon to plan and organize work effectively and ensure its completion.
• Must be able to demonstrate reliability by arriving at work on time and taking breaks in expected time frames.
• Will be expected to meet all productivity requirements.
• Must be able to demonstrate team behavior and must be willing to promote a team-oriented environment.
• Is expected to always represent the organization professionally.
• Must be able to demonstrate initiative, strives to continually improve processes and relationships.

Qualifications

License or certification

• LMSW – Certified Clinical Social Worker

Required Education

• Master's