Hospice Social Worker: Family Care & Bereavement Support

Coastal Hospice; Ocean Pines (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Coastal Hospice seeks a MSW to deliver social work services to patients and families, collaborating with the IDG, volunteers and community resources. The role includes developing psychosocial care plans, counseling families, and coordinating with chaplains for bereavement support as appropriate.

The candidate will document in the EMR daily, participate in team meetings, supervise interns when needed, and assist with education for staff and the community. A Maryland LMSW is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited school.
• 2 years’ experience in hospital, long term care or hospice setting preferred.
• Current LMSW license in Maryland; LCSW-C preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides social work services to patients and families with a team.
• Develops, implements and evaluates psychosocial care plans.
• Records documentation in the electronic medical record by day end.
• Participates in on-call rotation for weekday and weekend coverage.
• Supervises social work interns as requested by leadership.

Skills

Social work

Team collaboration

Communication

Counseling

Bereavement support

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work

LMSW license in Maryland

LCSW-C preferred

Job description

Coastal Hospice seeks a MSW to deliver social work services to patients and families, collaborating with the IDG, volunteers and community resources. The role includes developing psychosocial care plans, counseling families, and coordinating with chaplains for bereavement support as appropriate.

The candidate will document in the EMR daily, participate in team meetings, supervise interns when needed, and assist with education for staff and the community. A Maryland LMSW is required.