Hospice Social Worker — Palliative Care & Family Support

MJHS; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 5,924,000 - 6,337,000; Full time

Job summary

MJHS seeks a social worker to provide psychosocial support to hospice patients and their families across inpatient, home care, and nursing home settings, including pre- and post-bereavement care. The role emphasizes compassionate care and collaboration with clinical teams within a not-for-profit health system in the New York area.

You will develop social work plans of care, support discharge planning, liaise with inpatient staff and IDG members, and help families navigate medical and emotional

Qualifications

• Graduate from the 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

Psycho-social support

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Clinical data input

Documentation

Education

Graduate from an accredited School of Social Work

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

MJHS seeks a social worker to provide psychosocial support to hospice patients and their families across inpatient, home care, and nursing home settings, including pre- and post-bereavement care. The role emphasizes compassionate care and collaboration with clinical teams within a not-for-profit health system in the New York area.

You will develop social work plans of care, support discharge planning, liaise with inpatient staff and IDG members, and help families navigate medical and emotional