Hospice Social Worker

By the Bay Health; Sonoma (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A nonprofit health service provider in Sonoma, California is seeking a Social Worker. This role involves providing supportive services to patients and families facing terminal illness, focusing on social, emotional, and financial needs. Ideal candidates will have a Master's degree in social work and relevant experience. Pay ranges from $44.00 to $52.30 hourly with a schedule of Monday to Thursday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient/family social and emotional factors.
• Provide individual and family counseling.
• Assess environmental resources and obstacles.

Skills

Counseling

Assessment

Social Work

Education

Master’s degree in social work

Job description

Overview

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 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.

Position

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 - Thursday; 8:30am - 5:00pm

Location

By the Bay Health

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

Essential Duties & 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 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.

Pay Range

$44.00 - $52.30 hourly

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.