Hospice Social Worker - Home Care & Care Coordination

Transcend Hospice; New Boston (TX); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Transcend Hospice seeks a Social Worker to provide coordinated home-based care across age groups, performing psychosocial assessments, counseling, and referrals to meet patient/family needs. The role reports to the Director of Nursing and requires a state-accredited SW degree, Texas certification, and a year of healthcare social work experience.

You will engage with interdisciplinary teams, assess psychosocial needs, and help families navigate eligibility and resources while upholding agency

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Social Work from a state accredited program.
• Licensure: Texas Certification; Texas Driver’s License.
• Experience: One (1) year social worker experience in a healthcare agency.
• Skills: Working knowledge of community resources. Good interpersonal skills. Hepatitis profile.

Responsabilités

• Assess hospice patient to identify psychosocial, financial, environmental, and community needs as evidenced by POC documentation, clinical records, team meeting minutes and community resource referrals.
• Use effective interpersonal relations and communication skills; facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
• Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency/licensing board.
• Demonstrate commitment, professional growth and competency by maintaining a working knowledge of public and private eligibility standards and requirements.
• Promote Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meeting, participate in the patient care planning process and collaborates with Interdisciplinary Team to promote coordination of patient care.
• Accept clinical assignments that are consistent with the education and competence to meet the needs of the patients.

Connaissances

Community resources knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Hepatitis profile

Formation

SW degree (BS/MSW)

Description du poste

Transcend Hospice seeks a Social Worker to provide coordinated home-based care across age groups, performing psychosocial assessments, counseling, and referrals to meet patient/family needs. The role reports to the Director of Nursing and requires a state-accredited SW degree, Texas certification, and a year of healthcare social work experience.

You will engage with interdisciplinary teams, assess psychosocial needs, and help families navigate eligibility and resources while upholding agency