Hospice Social Worker - Hiring Bonus

StoryPoint Group; Muncie (IN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in hospice care is seeking a compassionate and skilled Social Worker to join their dedicated team. This role focuses on delivering essential social work services to patients and families, ensuring emotional and psychosocial support during challenging times. With a strong emphasis on community-based visits, the position fosters a culture where every team member is valued and empowered. The organization offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive environment that prioritizes employee growth and collaboration. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Income Protection

Flexible Scheduling

Mileage Reimbursement

Company Provided Tablet

Training and Education

Community-Based Visits

Qualifications

• Must have MSW or BSW degree from an accredited school.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a social worker preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts psychosocial and emotional assessments for patients.
• Provides ongoing counseling and crisis intervention as needed.
• Documents assessments and maintains patient records accurately.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

Counseling Skills

Psychosocial Assessment

Cultural Competence

Education

MSW or BSW degree

Degree in Psychology or Sociology

Job description

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CorsoCare Hospice Indiana - $3000 Hiring Bonus
Hospice Social Worker

Previous Hospice Agency Experience required!!

We are a growing Hospice agency looking for experienced staff to join our EMPLOYEE FIRST culture!

At CorsoCare we offer:
Employee First Benefits:
• Competitive compensation
• Continued Growth and Education from training, supportive leadership, and collaboration
• Community based visits, means less travel time
• A company provided tablet with 24/7/365 IT support
• Dedicated schedulers to support flexible scheduling options
• Mileage reimbursement

Employee First Culture - YOU BELONG, YOU MATTER!
• What makes you different, makes us great
• You are part of a team
• Your unique experiences and perspectives inspire others
• A 1440 Culture - one that strives to use all 1440 minutes in each day to create the absolute best experiences with every person, in every interaction

Position Summary:

The Social Worker delivers varied social work services to Hospice patients and their families. To provide initial emotional, spiritual, psychosocial assessments, ongoing counseling, bereavement services and community education, outreach and referral. The Hospice social worker is an integral part of the Hospice IDG.

Required Experience for Social Worker:

• Required education and training for a social worker must include one or all of the following:
  • Must have MSW or BSW degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education one year of experience in a health care setting.
  • Have a BSW psychology, sociology or other field related to social work, and at least one year of social work experience in a health care setting and be supervised by a MSW from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE and who has one year of experience in a health care setting.
• Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgments.
• Ability to respond appropriately to crisis outside of a hospital setting.
• Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural and religious modes.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a social worker, preferred.
• Active patient contact within past three years, preferred.

Accountability for Social Worker:

• Performs initial psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and bereavement assessments and assists in the development and implementation of goal-directed IDG care plan.
• Conducts ongoing reassessments of patient/family needs and counseling as required.
• Provides short term crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when indicated.
• Provides services, under the direction of a physician (who approves plan of care).
• Participates as a member of the Bereavement Team as assigned.
• Observes, assesses and brings to IDG conferences information regarding psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, physical and financial conditions affecting the patient and family.
• Assumes the active role of advocate for the patient/family unit.
• Develops and maintains contact with appropriate community agencies and services in order to promote interagency cooperation and to facilitate related referrals.
• Documents comprehensive psychosocial, emotional and spiritual assessment clearly and concisely in a timely manner.
• All patient/family visits, telephone contacts and referral actions are recorded in the patient record per policy.
• Provides ongoing counseling related to issues of death and dying to the patient and family as needed.
• Attends staff meetings, IDG and other meetings as assigned and appropriate.
• Participates in the orientation program as assigned.
• Adheres to all Hospice policies.
• Assumes responsibility for own personal and professional development and maintenance of skills in social work.
• Exhibits Hospice philosophy in all job related roles.
• Other duties as assigned by Director/Manager of Patient Services.

General Working Conditions:

This position entails standing for long periods of time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to communicate effectively with others, sit, stand, walk and use hands to handle keyboard, telephone, paper, files, and other equipment and objects. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to review detailed documents and read computer screens. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The work environment requires appropriate interaction with others. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. Occasional travel to different locations may be required.

We have comprehensive benefit packages that include health, dental, vision, 401(k), income protection, and extraordinary work-life benefits.

This classification description is intended to indicate the general kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that are required of positions given this title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of the employees under her/his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.