Hospice Social Worker

By the Bay Health; Larkspur (CA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

By The Bay Health in California is seeking a Social Worker to join the hospice transdisciplinary team. The role provides psychosocial, emotional, and financial support to patients and families facing terminal illness, loss, and grief, with responsibilities across counseling and resource coordination.

Typical schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm, serving Marin County with potential coverage in Sonoma.

Qualifications

• MSW from CSWE-accredited program.
• Minimum one year social work experience in acute health care.
• Hospice or home health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient/family social and emotional factors to determine ability to cope with terminal illness and death.
• Assess family/caregiver capacity to participate in providing care and assist with resources.
• Provide individual and family counseling in all psychosocial aspects of end-of-life care.
• Assess environmental resources and obstacles to maintaining safety.

Skills

Counseling

Communication

Empathy

Education

MSW (CSWE-accredited)

Job description

By The Bay Health, a non-profit established in 1975, set the standard for hospice in the U.S. by emphasizing the role of the patient in making important medical decisions. Our spectrum of home-based services now includes Skilled Home Health Care, Palliative Care, Adult Hospice Care and Pediatric Care. Our team approach strives to address practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of care, with the goal to maximize quality of life for our patients, caregivers and families.

We are seeking a Social Worker to become a member of the hospice transdisciplinary team, will be responsible for providing supportive services to help meet patient/family social, emotional, and financial needs related to the impact of a terminal illness, loss, and grief.

Schedule

Monday - Friday; 8:30am - 5:00pm

Coverage Area

Marin County with additional coverage to Sonoma County as needed

By the Bay Health follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities include (but are not limited to)

• Assess patient/family social and emotional factors to determine ability to cope with terminal illness and death
• Assess family/caregiver capacity to participate in providing care to patients and assist with resources
• Provide individual and family counseling to patient/families in all psychosocial aspects of end-of-life care
• Assess environmental resources and obstacles to maintaining safety

Education/Experience

• Master’s degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
• Minimum one-year’s social work experience in acute health care setting
• Hospice or Home Health experience preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Current California Driver’s License and automobile insurance that meets State of California requirements, if driving a car.

$44.50 - $52.30 hourly

By the Bay Health is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at BTBH. Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.

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