Hospice Social Worker

Family Home Health and Hospice; Addison (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

Family Home Health is seeking a compassionate Medical Social Worker to join our interdisciplinary team. You will assist patients and families in coping with psychosocial challenges, coordinating care, and developing treatment plans to meet health goals.

You will educate families, facilitate referrals, and participate in team meetings and trainings. Ideal candidate has MSW and at least 1 year of Medical Social Work experience, with strong communication, organization, and documentation skills.

Qualifications

• MSW required and 1 year medical social work experience preferred.
• Compassionate, caring demeanor with ability to build rapport with clients.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills; well organized and comfortable with electronic documentation.
• HCHB EMR experience is a plus; hospice care experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients and families to cope with psychosocial challenges to achieve health care goals.
• Develop, implement, and update interdisciplinary treatment plans.
• Consult with and educate patient and family; facilitate referrals to other professionals.
• Participate in team meetings and required in-service trainings.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Electronic documentation

Education

MSW

Tools

HCHB EMR

Job description

Family Home Healthis a dynamic post-acute care service provider of intermittent home health care, palliative care, hospice care, skilled private care services and custodial private care services.

We are looking for a compassionate and experienced Medical Social Worker to join our interdisciplinary team. As a Medical Social Worker, you will assist patients and families to cope with psychosocial challenges to achieving their health care goals. You will utilize a holistic approach to assess patient and family/caregivers needs relative to coordinating appropriate care. You will develop, implement, and update interdisciplinary treatment plans, consult with and educate patient and family and facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and programs. You will participate in team meetings and required in-service trainings.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum of 1 year of Medical Social Work experience and possess a MSW
• Present a compassionate and caring demeanor with the ability to build a rapport with clients
• Possess excellent communication and customer service skills, be well organized, and be comfortable with electronic documentation
• HCHB EMR experience a plus
• Prior Hospice care experience a plus

FULL BENEFITS

THIS POSITION PRIMARILY COVERS EVERYTHING SOUTH OF ADDISON, IL.