Clinical Social Worker

VITAS Healthcare; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare seeks a hospice social worker to provide emotional and logistical support to patients and their loved ones at end of life. You will assist with finances, funeral arrangements, and advance care planning to respect patient wishes.

You will work primarily in patients' homes or care facilities, meeting weekly with—interdisciplinary team members including RNs and physicians—to ensure comprehensive care and 360-degree support for families we serve.

Qualifications

• MSW from a CSWE-accredited program (or equivalent) is required.
• At least one year of social work experience in a health care setting.
• Experience with terminally ill patients and families preferred.
• License and/or certification required by state where practicing.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and logistical support to patients and their loved ones during end-of-life care.
• Help patients and families navigate finances, funeral arrangements, and advance-care planning.
• Collaborate with RNs, physicians, chaplains, and the interdisciplinary team to coordinate patient care.

Education

Masters of Social Work

Job description

Who We AreWe are VITAS Healthcare, the nation’s leading end-of-life care provider since 1978.

We are VITAS Healthcare, the nation’s leading end-of-life care provider since 1978. Our hospice organization kickstarts careers in caring, promotes from within, and provides a nationally recognized best-in-class employee experience. Supported by industry-leading experts and a growing network of programs in 15+ states, VITAS empowers team members to grow toward their goals while transforming patients’ lives. Our priority is to care: For our patients, for each other, and for the future.

What You’ll Do

As a hospice social worker, you will provide emotional and logistical support to patients and their loved ones during an important and vulnerable time. You will ensure VITAS patients reach the end of life with their affairs in order, honoring their wishes for finances, funeral arrangements, and more. Their loved ones will trust you to help them navigate the grieving process.

Whether you’re granting an end-of-life wish or simply listening to a patient’s stories at their bedside, your actions—large and small—will make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

Each day is different for our social workers. You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, which may be a private residence, or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility.

About once a week, you\'ll come to the office to meet with the rest of your interdisciplinary team: the RNs, physicians, chaplains, and fellow nurses who work together to provide 360-degree support to the patients and families we serve.

What’s Expected From You

VITAS social workers honor the trust of our patients and center others in their work. In addition to having your social work license, reliable transportation, and at least one year of social work experience in a health care setting, you\'ll approach your work with the traits that make the VITAS Difference: Commitment, Compassion, and a Can-do Attitude.

You will keep patient welfare at the center of everything you do, giving your best each day in service of our core commitment: Extending comfort and dignity to all people at the end of their life’s journey.

Qualifications

• Masters of Social Work required from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, unless grandfathered in per the 2008 Medicare Hospice Condition of Participation
• At least one year social work experience in a health care setting.
• Experience as a social worker with the terminally ill and their families, preferred
• License and/or Certification if required by State
  
  

Minimum State Requirements for the following states: CT: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) DC: Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) DE: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) FL: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) GA: MSW must be supervised by LCSW up to obtaining LMSW IL: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) NJ: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) OH: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) TX: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) WI: Social Worker Certificate

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

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