Medical Social Worker

Hospice Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer 401k contribution

Health Insurance with vision

HSA with employer contribution

Dental Insurance

FSA

PTO & NYS Sick Leave

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Hospice Buffalo is seeking a Medical Social Worker to provide counseling, advocacy, and psychosocial support to patients and families in a hospice setting. You will assess financial needs and coordinate with community resources such as SSI, Medicaid, and MLTC to maximize patient quality of life.

The role requires a Master’s in Social Work and NY licensure, a valid driver’s license, and at least 1 year of healthcare social work experience.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work and NY licensure.
• Valid NY Driver's License and vehicle for on-call duty.
• Minimum of 1 year social work experience in a health care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide counseling, advocacy, and coordination to optimize patient care.
• Record and report patient/family reactions to treatment to the team.
• Assist physicians and home health team in understanding social factors.
• Assess and reassess psychosocial factors to support daily living and adherence.
• Identify financial needs and link to community resources (SSI, Medicaid, etc.).
• Maintain charts and documentation accurately and timely.
• Participate in outreach activities and joint visits with Admissions RN.
• Support quality improvement and audits as directed by supervisor.

Skills

Counseling

Advocacy

Crisis intervention

Social work coordination

Education

Master's in Social Work

Job description

What's in it for you? Hospice offers a Robust Total Rewards Package

Employer 401k contribution regardless of employee participation, and additional contribution given as match with employee participation

Health Insurance with vision component copayment plan, or high-deductible plan (FT status)

HSA with high-deductible health plan twice annual Employer contribution (FT status)

Dental Insurance (FT status)

Flexible Spending Account (FT status)

Paid Time Off PTO & NYS Sick Leave

Tuition Assistance Program

And Much More!

8:30am - 4:00pm.

Work weekend (full shift Saturday and Sunday) when on-call. On-call rotation approximately 2 times/year.

Holiday rotation.

This position is on our Facility Based Team. Travel in the community is involved.

The majority of our patients prefer to receive hospice and palliative care in their home environment to maintain their independence and live their lives to the best of their ability. Symptoms are managed so that the patient can live a full life with the support of family and friends and the comforts of home.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities for a Medical Social Worker:

Provides skilled social work services including counseling, support, advocacy, long term planning, community resource coordination, crisis intervention and other services to optimize patient care.

Observes, records, and reports the patient and family's reaction to treatment and any change in the patient's condition to the physician and/or patient case manager and other staff involved.

Assists the physician and other members of the home health team to understand the significance of social and emotional factors.

Assesses and reassesses social and emotional factors in order to help the patient and family to cope with problems in daily living and to help them follow medical recommendations to maximize quality of life.

Assess financial needs, eligibility and linkage with necessary community resources (i.e. SSI, SSD, Medicare, Food Stamps, HEAP, Medicaid, MLTC/PPL and NHTD).

Adheres to Social Work Quality Assurance standards, keeps abreast of social work trends and knowledge for service provision; and assists in audits/peer reviews as directed by his/her supervisor.

Participates in the agency's quality improvement program and documents quality assurance data as required; Completes work, care and documentation with accuracy and within time frames.

Maintains client charts and other written/computerized record keeping assignments in a timely fashion.

Participation in outreach activities in facility/community setting as requested.

Joint visits with Admissions RN as requested, based on identified psychosocial needs.

Qualifications for a Medical Social Worker:

Education/Certification

Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited school with current licensure in the State of New York.

Valid Driver's License, free of serious violations, and vehicle required for use when on duty or on-call.

Experience

• One year of social work experience in a health care setting.