Hospice Social Worker – LMSW

CorsoCare; Michigan; On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Generous PTO

Holidays 20 days first year

Tuition Reimbursement up to 2500 per y

Pet Insurance

Employee First Culture

Job summary

CorsoCare Hospice seeks a licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) to join our patient-focused team in Michigan. The role delivers psychosocial assessments, counseling, bereavement services, and community education to patients and families in a hospice setting.

The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary group, maintains timely documentation, participates in IDG conferences, and supports crisis intervention and care planning.

Qualifications

• Must have MSW degree from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE.
• Ability to work independently and make sound judgments.
• Ability to respond appropriately to crisis outside of hospital settings.
• Adaptability to different social, racial, cultural, and religious contexts.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, and bereavement assessments and assists in care plan development.
• Provides ongoing counseling and crisis intervention as needed.
• Maintains comprehensive documentation in patient records in a timely manner.
• Participates in IDG conferences and Bereavement Team activities.
• Advocates for the patient-family unit and coordinates with community resources.

Education

MSW degree

Job description

CorsoCare Hospice Job Title Hospice Social Worker LMSW Job Status Full Time Monday Friday 8a 5p Coverage Area Tri City Midland Bay City Saginaw

At CorsoCare we offer Employee First Benefits Competitive compensation including Medical BCBS Dental Vision and an HSA Continued Growth and Education from training supportive leadership and collaboration Community based visits means less travel time A company provided tablet with 247365 IT support Dedicated schedulers to support flexible scheduling options Mileage reimbursement Generous PTOHoliday 20 days first year Tuition Reimbursement up to 2500 per year Pet Insurance 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 Peer Recognition Program with quarterly and annual prizes 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

Required Experience for Social Worker

• Must have MSW degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
• one year of experience in hospice care
• 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 patientfamily 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 patientfamily 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 patientfamily 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 DirectorManager of Patient Services

General Working Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee without restriction to successfully perform the essential functions of this job OSHA Occupational Hazard present For physical demands of position including vision hearing repetitive motion and environment see following description 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 will occasionally lift andor move up to 25 pounds The work environment requires appropriate interaction with others The noise level in the work environment is moderate Must possess a valid drivers license auto liability insurance and reliable transportation Travel to different locations may be required 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 herhis 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 Equal Opportunity Employer CORRE