MSW for Hospice
Company: Phoenix Home Care
Location: independence
Posted on: May 3, 2021
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Job Description:
This can be a full time position or a part time/PRN position. It
is up to you! Do you enjoy being available to patients at the end of life or
those on the path of rehabilitation? Come join our Hospice team as
a Medical Social Worker and meet the physical, spiritual and
emotional needs of our clients and their families. The ideal
candidate will provide the needed care with dignity, compassion & a
warm heart. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES * Conduct a psycho-social assessment as part of the
comprehensive assessment within 5 days of admission to the hospice
program. This includes emotional, social, financial and
environmental resources and to identify appropriate psycho-social
problems, interventions, and goals for the patient's plan of care.
* Participate in IDG meetings and the development of the patient's
plan of care. * Observe, record and report the changes on the
patient's emotional and social factors that are being affected by
the patient's illness and his/her need for care and his/her
response to treatment. * Maintain and submit written clinical
records as deemed by the Agency, including the initial evaluation,
the care plan and daily notes. * Evaluate the patients and family's
response to, and effectiveness of, the medical social work
intervention. * Confirm, on a weekly basis, the scheduling of
visits with the patients' Case Managers to facilitate coordination
of other staff visits. * Participate in IDG and QAPI meetings and
activities. * If the patient/family declines Social Work services,
the Social Worker continues to offer support to the IDG in its care
of the patient and to monitor the patient/caregiver's evolving
needs. * Participate in discharge planning, as needed. * Assume
responsibility for self-development by continually striving to
improve his/her Medical Social Worker practice through formal
education, attendance at workshops and conferences, active
participation in professional and related organizational meetings,
and/or individual research and reading. * Asses the
patient's/family members' ability to copy with the patient's dying.
* Act as consultant to the members of the health team, assists them
in understanding the social, emotional and environmental factors
related to the patient's health problems. * Help patients to
utilize the resources of their families and the community. Qualifications * Master's Degree from a School of Social Work accredited by the
Council on Social Work Education OR Baccalaureate degree in Social
Work from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work
Education * Hospice Experience preferred. * Must be a licensed
driver with an insured automobile in good working order. * The
ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing * MSW or
LCSW Required
Keywords: Phoenix Home Care, Independence , MSW for Hospice, Other , independence, Missouri
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