Hospice Social Worker - MSW, Impactful Palliative Care

MJHS; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

MJHS is a large not-for-profit health system serving the Greater New York area, providing hospice, home care, and palliative care services. This role focuses on delivering psychosocial support to hospice patients and their families, collaborating with IDG members, and developing care plans and discharge plans for inpatient and hospice residents.

Qualified candidates have an MSW, healthcare social work experience, and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team, with proficiency in data

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Social Work.
• Minimum of one year experience in Social Work in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of Word and Excel preferred.
• New York State MSW licensure.
• Valid NYS Drivers license and car required.
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to input clinical data proficiently.

Responsibilities

• You will provide psychosocial support and other Social Work services to Hospice patients and their families in the inpatient, home care/nursing home settings, in pre and post bereavement phases of Hospice service
• You will serve as social work member of hospice IDG and as liaison between hospice staff and inpatient and nursing home staff
• You will develop social work plan of care, goals and makes recommendations based on patient/family needs for assigned patients who are direct admission to inpatient units or nursing home/hospice residents.
• You will develop social work plan of care and discharge plans when appropriate for patients admitted into inpatient facility.

Skills

Psychosocial support

Social work in healthcare

Interdisciplinary team collaboration

Discharge planning

Data entry

Education

Graduate from an accredited School of Social Work

New York State MSW licensure

Valid NYS driver's license and car

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

MJHS is a large not-for-profit health system serving the Greater New York area, providing hospice, home care, and palliative care services. This role focuses on delivering psychosocial support to hospice patients and their families, collaborating with IDG members, and developing care plans and discharge plans for inpatient and hospice residents.

Qualified candidates have an MSW, healthcare social work experience, and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team, with proficiency in data