Prn Hospice/Palliative Care Social Worker

Job Type

• Actively participates in staff meetings, department meetings, team meetings, case conferences, in-services, and other meetings as assigned and appropriate.
• Maintains all appropriate state licensing requirements.
• Ongoing assessment and updates to care plans to address ongoing needs.
• Documents comprehensive psychosocial assessment clearly and concisely and in a timely manner.
• Assure compliance with local, state, and federal laws, Medicare regulations, and established personnel policies and procedures.
• Provides short term crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when indicated.
• Develops and maintains contact with appropriate community agencies and services to promote interagency cooperation and to facilitate related referrals.
• Completes all orientation requirements. Participates in orienting new staff as needed.
• Assumes the active role of advocate for the patient/family unit.
• Performs initial psychosocial and pre-bereavement assessments and assists in the development and implementation of the goal-directed interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Observes, assesses, and brings to IDG conferences information regarding psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, physical, and financial conditions affecting the patient and family.
• Assumes responsibility for personal and professional development of skills.
• Accurate documentation of visits, phone contacts and referral actions per agency policy.

• Acceptance of and adaptability to diverse family environments, different socio-economic, cultural, racial and religious modes.
• Must provide evidence of annual TB test, COVID vaccination at time of hire.
• Licensed master's degree in social work (LMSW).
• Must have current valid driver's license, auto liability insurance and reliable transportation.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a social worker.
• Hospice experience preferred.

• Ability to make accurate, and at times quick judgements.
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary setting as part of a team.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to respond to crisis outside of an office/hospital setting.

• Ability to cope with mental and emotional stress and demonstrate emotional stability.