Medical Social Worker MSW-Hospice

United Hospice, Inc.; Park Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

United Hospice, Inc. is seeking a skilled Social Worker to perform psychosocial assessments and develop individualized care plans in alignment with Medicare hospice regulations.

You will identify emotional, social, financial, cultural, and environmental factors shaping patient care and support families through difficult transitions. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, attend IDG meetings, and ensure timely documentation in the EMR while advocating for patient rights and access

Qualifications

• Must meet Medicare hospice social worker qualifications under 42 CFR 418.114(b)(3).
• MSW from CSWE-accredited program with at least one year of healthcare social work experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform psychosocial assessments and create care plans per Medicare hospice regulations.
• Identify emotional, social, financial, cultural, and environmental factors impacting patient care.
• Provide family support, counseling, and anticipatory guidance for end-of-life needs.
• Participate in IDG meetings and communicate psychosocial updates and recommendations.
• Coordinate with nursing, physicians, chaplains, hospice aides, and other team members.

Skills

Psychosocial assessment

Care planning

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Caregiver support

Documentation

Medicare compliance

Bereavement support

Crisis intervention

Education

MSW (CSWE-accredited)

Job description

Position Summary

• Psychosocial Assessment and Care Planning
• Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments according to Medicare hospice regulations and agency policy.
• Identify emotional, social, financial, cultural, and environmental factors affecting patient care.
• Develop and update individualized psychosocial plans of care.
• Assess caregiver support, coping abilities, safety concerns, and available resources.
• Patient and Family Support
• Provide emotional support and counseling within professional scope of practice.
• Assist patients and families with anticipatory grief, end-of-life concerns, and adjustment to terminal illness.
• Facilitate discussions regarding advance directives, healthcare decision-making, and funeral planning.
• Identify patients and families requiring additional psychosocial interventions.
• Interdisciplinary Group Participation
• Attend and actively participate in IDG meetings.
• Provide timely psychosocial updates and recommendations.
• Collaborate with nursing, physicians, chaplains, hospice aides, and other team members.
• Participate in the development, review, and revision of individualized plans of care.
• Community Resources and Coordination
• Assist families in accessing financial assistance, community services, and other support programs.
• Coordinate referrals for additional psychosocial services.
• Advocate for patient rights, preferences, and goals of care.
• Assist with discharge planning when appropriate.
• Documentation and Compliance
• Complete timely, accurate, and comprehensive clinical documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Document assessments, interventions, patient and family responses, and progress toward care plan goals.
• Complete IDG documentation according to agency policy.
• Follow Medicare Conditions of Participation, Illinois requirements, HIPAA, and agency policies.
• Report suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, and safety concerns according to applicable law and policy.
• Bereavement and Crisis Support
• Identify anticipatory grief and bereavement risk factors.
• Collaborate with the bereavement coordinator to support families before and after a patient's death.
• Provide crisis intervention within professional qualifications.
• Refer individuals requiring specialized mental health services to appropriate professionals.

Job Description

Position Summary

• Psychosocial Assessment and Care Planning
• Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments according to Medicare hospice regulations and agency policy.
• Identify emotional, social, financial, cultural, and environmental factors affecting patient care.
• Develop and update individualized psychosocial plans of care.
• Assess caregiver support, coping abilities, safety concerns, and available resources.
• Patient and Family Support
• Provide emotional support and counseling within professional scope of practice.
• Assist patients and families with anticipatory grief, end-of-life concerns, and adjustment to terminal illness.
• Facilitate discussions regarding advance directives, healthcare decision-making, and funeral planning.
• Identify patients and families requiring additional psychosocial interventions.
• Interdisciplinary Group Participation
• Attend and actively participate in IDG meetings.
• Provide timely psychosocial updates and recommendations.
• Collaborate with nursing, physicians, chaplains, hospice aides, and other team members.
• Participate in the development, review, and revision of individualized plans of care.
• Community Resources and Coordination
• Assist families in accessing financial assistance, community services, and other support programs.
• Coordinate referrals for additional psychosocial services.
• Advocate for patient rights, preferences, and goals of care.
• Assist with discharge planning when appropriate.
• Documentation and Compliance
• Complete timely, accurate, and comprehensive clinical documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Document assessments, interventions, patient and family responses, and progress toward care plan goals.
• Complete IDG documentation according to agency policy.
• Follow Medicare Conditions of Participation, Illinois requirements, HIPAA, and agency policies.
• Report suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, and safety concerns according to applicable law and policy.
• Bereavement and Crisis Support
• Identify anticipatory grief and bereavement risk factors.
• Collaborate with the bereavement coordinator to support families before and after a patient's death.
• Provide crisis intervention within professional qualifications.
• Refer individuals requiring specialized mental health services to appropriate professionals.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Must meet Medicare hospice social worker qualifications under 42 CFR
• 418.114(b)(3), including the following:
• Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE-accredited school of social work and at least one year of social work experience in a healthcare setting.

Company Description

We provide care to patients with a terminal diagnosis of 6 months or less. We provide that care in assisted living facilities and at home.

We provide care to patients with a terminal diagnosis of 6 months or less. We provide that care in assisted living facilities and at home.