Social Worker Hospice

Amedisys; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Amedisys in Lancaster, PA seeks a compassionate hospice social worker to support patients and families, coordinating with physicians and the care team to address social, emotional, and financial needs.

You will develop and maintain care plans with the Interdisciplinary Team, assist with discharge planning, document progress, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work from CSWE-accredited institution.
• 1 year of social work experience in a healthcare setting.
• Alternative pathway: Bachelor's in related field with MSW supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provides social work services under medical supervision in accordance with the Plan of Care.
• Assists physician and IDT to understand social and emotional factors affecting end-of-life care.
• Assesses and reassesses social/emotional factors to support patient and family coping.
• Counsels patients and families on financial concerns, life review, and quality of life.
• Develops and maintains individualized patient care progress records per agency policy.
• Participates in discharge planning and quality improvement efforts.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work (CSWE-accredited)

Bachelor's degree in psychology or sociology related to social work (supervised by MSW)

Job description

Overview

Assist and counsel hospice patients and families with health related financial, social and emotional concerns according to the physician's orders.

Assist and counsel hospice patients and families with health related financial, social and emotional concerns according to the physician's orders.

Responsibilities

• Provides social work services, under medical supervision, in accordance with the patient's Plan of Care.
• Demonstrates competency in skills required by the care center.
• Assists the physician and other members of the hospice team to understand the significance of social and emotional factors related to terminally ill patients care.
• Assesses and reassesses social and emotional factors in order to help the patient and family to cope with problems of end-of-life care and to help them follow hospice team recommendations to maximize the patient's quality of life.
• Counsels patients and families concerning financial concerns, life review, positive family relationships and quality of life, and care giving issues.
• Recognizes and utilizes community and family resources to assist in maintaining independence and quality of life.
• Assists with the development of the Plan of Care with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), patient and family to deal with personal, financial and environmental difficulties that may interfere with quality of life at the end of life.
• Participates in discharge planning, as appropriate.
• Develops, prepares and maintains individualized patient care progress records according to the Plan of Care with accuracy, timeliness and according to policies. Submits accurate documentation per agency policy.
• Keeps abreast of social work trends and knowledge.
• Supervises staff assigned to the team and conducts performance evaluations of each.
• Participates in in-service programs.
• Participates in the care center's quality improvement program.
• Provides in-service to other hospice agency personnel or external customers at least annually, when requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• Has a Bachelor's degree in social work from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or a Bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology, or other field related to social work and is supervised by a Master's prepared Social Worker; and
• Has 1 year of social work experience in a healthcare setting; or
• Has a Bachelor's degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, is employed by the hospice before December 2, 2008, and is not required to be supervised by a Master's prepared Social Worker.

State Specific Qualifications:

Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.