Hospice Social Worker

Caring Hospice; New Castle (DE); Remote; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Caring Hospice seeks a compassionate Social Worker to provide psycho-social support to patients and families and to assure adequate and timely coverage of patients.

Requirements include LMSW, a valid driver’s license, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and an understanding of crisis and end‑of‑life issues. Experience with psycho-social assessments and working in home or facility settings is needed; travel is required.

Qualifications

• LMSW licensure required.
• Must have a car.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Understanding of the psycho-social issues related to families in crisis and end of life issues.
• Experience and competency to perform a psycho-social assessment and intervene appropriately.
• Experience and competency to work in the home or facility setting.
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks, be flexible and prioritize workload.
• Must be highly organized.
• At least one year in a health care setting required, preferably home care or hospice.
• Prior clinical experience working with geriatric, oncology or terminally ill populations highly desirable

Responsibilities

• The responsibilities of the position include providing social work services to patients and families and to assure adequate and timely coverage of patients.

Job description

Social Worker Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of the position include providing social work services to patients and families and to assure adequate and timely coverage of patients.

Requirements:

LMSW

Must have a car

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Understanding of the psycho-social issues related to families in crisis and end of life issues.

Experience and competency to perform a psycho-social assessment and intervene appropriately.

Experience and competency to work in the home or facility setting.

Must be able to handle multiple tasks, be flexible and prioritize work load.

Must be highly organized.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

At least one year in a health care setting required, preferably home care or hospice

Prior clinical experience working with geriatric, oncology or terminally ill populations highly desirable

Work Location: On the road

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