Social Worker

VITAS Healthcare; New Smyrna Beach (FL); On-site; USD 35,817 - 38,572; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in end-of-life care is seeking a compassionate Social Worker to join their dedicated team. In this pivotal role, you will provide essential emotional and logistical support to hospice patients and their families, ensuring their wishes are honored during a vulnerable time. Your expertise will help navigate the complexities of end-of-life care, making a meaningful difference in the lives of those you serve. Join a collaborative team environment where your skills will be valued, and your contributions will extend comfort and dignity to patients at the end of their life's journey.

Qualifications

• Masters of Social Work required from an accredited school.
• At least one year of social work experience in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and logistical support to patients and families.
• Help patients navigate end-of-life wishes and grieving process.

Skills

Excellent listening skills

Communication skills

Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team

Advocacy for patients and families

Education

Masters of Social Work

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Who We Are

We are VITAS Healthcare, the nation’s leading end-of-life care provider since 1978.

Job Description

Salary Range: $26-$28/Hour

What You’ll Do

As a hospice social worker, you will provide emotional and logistical support to patients and their loved ones during an important and vulnerable time. You will ensure VITAS patients reach the end of life with their affairs in order, honoring their wishes for finances, funeral arrangements, and more. Their loved ones will trust you to help them navigate the grieving process.

Whether you’re granting an end-of-life wish or simply listening to a patient’s stories at their bedside, your actions—large and small—will make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families.

Where You’ll Work

Each day is different for our social workers. You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, which may be a private residence, or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility.

About once a week, you'll come to the office to meet with the rest of your interdisciplinary team: the RNs, physicians, chaplains, and fellow nurses who work together to provide 360-degree support to the patients and families we serve.

What’s Expected From You

VITAS social workers honor the trust of our patients and center others in their work. In addition to having your social work license, reliable transportation, and at least one year of social work experience in a health care setting, you'll approach your work with the traits that make the VITAS Difference: Commitment, Compassion, and a Can-do Attitude.

You will keep patient welfare at the center of everything you do, giving your best each day in service of our core commitment: Extending comfort and dignity to all people at the end of their life’s journey.

Job Requirements

• Ability to travel per job requirements.
• Thorough knowledge of community resources or the desire/ability to obtain this knowledge.
• Knowledge of key psychosocial issues prevalent with terminally ill patients and their family/caregivers, including the knowledge of effective psychosocial interventions to address those issues.
• Capacity to relate and work well with others as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• Ability to be an effective patient and family advocate—both within the patient/family unit, within the core IDG, and within community agencies and the like.

Qualifications

• Masters of Social Work required from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, unless grandfathered in per the 2008 Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation.
• At least one year social work experience in a healthcare setting.
• Experience as a social worker with the terminally ill and their families, preferred.
• License and/or Certification if required by State.

Minimum State Requirements

CT: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)

DC: Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW)

DE: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)

GA: MSW must be supervised by LCSW up to obtaining LMSW

IL: Licensed Social Worker (LSW)

NJ: Licensed Social Worker (LSW)

OH: Licensed Social Worker (LSW)

TX: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)

WI: Social Worker Certificate

Additional Information

VITAS Healthcare is the nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care, and has the resources and expertise to support your personal and professional growth...