Social Worker (SW)

VITAS Healthcare; Glastonbury (CT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare in Connecticut seeks a dedicated Social Worker to assess psychosocial needs of patients and families, develop outcomes, and provide counseling and case management within the interdisciplinary group.

You will perform bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessments, refer to community resources, document thoroughly, and participate in weekly care planning meetings. LMSW licensure and hospice experience preferred.

Qualifications

• MSW required from a CSWE-accredited program
• At least one year of social work experience in health care
• Experience with terminally ill patients preferred
• License/certification as required by state

Responsibilities

• Participates in preparation, evaluation and execution of the interdisciplinary plan of care to ensure high-quality psychosocial care and continuity
• Performs bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessments of patients/families
• Provides individual and family supportive counseling
• Refer patients and families to appropriate community resources
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation in the patient record
• Attends weekly team meetings for plan of care
• Participates in patient case discussions
• Provides psychosocial education and consultation to the core IDG
• May supervise psychosocial team members and interns
• Coordinates volunteer interventions on the care plan
• Provides bereavement care and bereavement group activities
• Participates in on-call rotation for psychosocial/spiritual needs

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Listening skills

Travel ability

Education

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Job description

The Social Worker is that member of the core interdisciplinary group whose primary function is to perform an assessment of psychosocial symptoms of the patient and family, develop psychosocial outcomes for alleviating identified symptoms and help provide the psychoeducation, supportive counseling and casework interventions needed to meet these outcomes. The Social Worker also provides psychosocial education and consultation to the IDG.

• Participates in the preparation, evaluation and execution of the interdisciplinary plan of care to assure that the highest quality psychosocial care is provided to patients/families and that continuity and comprehensiveness of care are
• Performs bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessments of patient/families, rather than diagnostic
• Provides individual and family supportive counseling, rather than
• Refers patient and family to appropriate community resources as
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation in the patient medical
• Attends weekly team meeting tor plan of care
• Participates in patient case
• Provides psychosocial education and consultation to the core
• Participates in psychosocial supervision meetings and other trainings. May provide supervision to other psychosocial team members, including social work interns at the direction of the team manager.
• May act as the coordinator and communicator of volunteer interventions on the plan of care.
• Provides bereavement care, including bereavement group activities.
• Participates in psychosocial spiritual on-call rotation/schedule as assigned.

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 inter mentions 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 Condition of Participation
• At least one year social work experience in a health care 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 For The Following States

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

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

• EOE/AA M/F/D/V

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