Hospice Social Worker — Compassionate Care & Family Support

Heart to Heart Hospice; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

401k with up to 4% employer matching

Company car for qualifying individuals

Job summary

Heart’n Soul Hospice in Memphis, TN seeks a licensed social worker to join our compassionate care team. LMSW is required; LCSW preferred. This full-time role focuses on psychosocial assessment, counseling, advance directives, and connecting families with community resources.

Responsibilities include on-call duties, documentation, and coordination with care teams to ensure patient-centered support while meeting regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work from a State accredited program.
• Current State license required in accordance with State regulations.
• Current Driver's License, reliable transportation, and ongoing auto liability insurance.
• One year of experience as a Social Worker in a clinical care setting; hospice experience preferred.
• LMSW required; LCSW preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess hospice patient to identify psychosocial, grief, financial, environmental and community needs.
• Provide individual patient/family counseling, crisis intervention, and information for advance directives and related issues.
• Facilitate community resources based on patient/family needs.
• Accept clinical assignments consistent with education and competence.
• Perform on-call responsibilities and provide on-call service to patients/families.
• Timely submission of all documentation.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Ensure compliance with local, state and federal laws and Medicare regulations.

Skills

LMSW

Education

Master’s degree in social work

Job description

Social Worker
LMSW required, LCSW preferred

What You Must Have:

• Master’s degree in social work from a State accredited program
• Current State license required in accordance with State regulations
• Current Driver's License, reliable transportation,and provide ongoing valid and current auto liability insurance
• One year of experience as a Social Worker in a clinical care setting required, hospice experience preferred

Full Time Employee Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• 401k with up to 4% employer matching
• Tuition reimbursement
• Company car for qualifying individuals
• Mileage reimbursement

What You Will Do:

• Assess hospice patient to identify psychosocial, grief, financial, environmental and community needs as evidenced by POC documentation, clinical records, team meeting minutes and community resource referrals.
• Provide individual patient/family counseling, crisis intervention, information and assistance with preparation of advance directives, funeral planning issues and transfer of responsibilities relative to legal and fiscal issues.
• Facilitate community resources based on patient/family needs.
• Accept clinical assignments that are consistent with education andcompetence to meet the needs of the patients
• Perform on-call responsibilities and provide on-call service to patients/families as assigned
• Timely submission of all documentation
• Performance of other duties as required
• Ensure overall compliance with local, state and federal laws, Medicare regulations, and established personnel policies and procedures