Interim HealthCare
Hospice Social Worker
Interim HealthCare, Palmdale, California, United States, 93552
Interim HealthCare is a New
Hospice Agency in the Antelope Valley
owned and operated by Saint Andrew’s Abbey.
Our philosophy is recognizing all people are created in the image of Christ and we are committed to serving the dying and their families by offering love, compassion, and dignity on the journey home to God.
Are you looking to make a difference?
Do you enjoy developing working relationships with other medical professionals?
Do you enjoy working with patients and their families in their homes?
The Hospice Social Worker is responsible for providing social services to hospice patients within their homes.
Responsible for assessing the ongoing psycho-social status of the patient/family as it relates to the terminal illness and providing intervention to achieve the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) plan of care goals in accordance with accepted standards of professional practice, as well as Interim HealthCare Hospice policies and procedures and applicable law and regulation. Hospice Social Worker use their clinical knowledge, empathy, communication skills, families, and prospective patients to help explain and educate on hospice services. Our Hospice Social Worker are hospice experts and serve as a resource to their referral sources to ensure extraordinary patient and customer service as they further refine their hospice skills through participating in ongoing patient involvement.
$35 - $45 per hour depending on experience.
Essential Functions
Hospice Social Worker:
Conducts an initial psychosocial assessment of assigned patients/families within five (5) calendar days of admission to contribute to the comprehensive assessment of the patient’s/family’s needs and the IDG plan of care.
Provides individual and/or family counseling in response to the mental and emotional status of the patient/family to reduce barriers to achieving the goals of care.
Identifies special needs related to religious or cultural diversity and how these impact the implementation of the IDG plan of care.
Provides counseling in response to identified anticipatory grief or pathological grief, if so qualified, or identifies alternative resources for such and provides direction to those resources.
Evaluates identified financial or environmental concerns and directs the patient/family to appropriate community resources, as well as provides follow-up.
Provides crisis intervention support to the patient/family, members of a facility caregiver group or the IDG.
Provides psychosocial updates to facility staff providing short term inpatient care or respite care.
Participates in the development of the IDG plan of care and attends regularly scheduled IDG meetings.
Assists the attending physician and other IDG members, including facility staff, in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to death/dying issues of the patient/family.
Participates in discharge planning for the patient/family when needed.
Assists the patient/family in electing advance directives, securing durable power of attorney, making funeral arrangements and other financial, legal and healthcare aspects of end-of-life choices.
Works under the direction of the Medical Director.
Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
May have access to personal health information (“PHI”) necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities.
Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:
Graduate of a Master’s program in social work accredited by the Council onSocial Work Education.
Licensed to practice as a Social Worker in the state in which employed.
License is active and in good standing.
Minimum of one (1) year's experience in health care.
Hospice experience preferred.
Able to provide proof of a valid driver’s license, if applicable.
Able to provide proof of valid auto liability insurance if assignment includes driving own vehicle.
Hospice Agency in the Antelope Valley
owned and operated by Saint Andrew’s Abbey.
Our philosophy is recognizing all people are created in the image of Christ and we are committed to serving the dying and their families by offering love, compassion, and dignity on the journey home to God.
Are you looking to make a difference?
Do you enjoy developing working relationships with other medical professionals?
Do you enjoy working with patients and their families in their homes?
The Hospice Social Worker is responsible for providing social services to hospice patients within their homes.
Responsible for assessing the ongoing psycho-social status of the patient/family as it relates to the terminal illness and providing intervention to achieve the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) plan of care goals in accordance with accepted standards of professional practice, as well as Interim HealthCare Hospice policies and procedures and applicable law and regulation. Hospice Social Worker use their clinical knowledge, empathy, communication skills, families, and prospective patients to help explain and educate on hospice services. Our Hospice Social Worker are hospice experts and serve as a resource to their referral sources to ensure extraordinary patient and customer service as they further refine their hospice skills through participating in ongoing patient involvement.
$35 - $45 per hour depending on experience.
Essential Functions
Hospice Social Worker:
Conducts an initial psychosocial assessment of assigned patients/families within five (5) calendar days of admission to contribute to the comprehensive assessment of the patient’s/family’s needs and the IDG plan of care.
Provides individual and/or family counseling in response to the mental and emotional status of the patient/family to reduce barriers to achieving the goals of care.
Identifies special needs related to religious or cultural diversity and how these impact the implementation of the IDG plan of care.
Provides counseling in response to identified anticipatory grief or pathological grief, if so qualified, or identifies alternative resources for such and provides direction to those resources.
Evaluates identified financial or environmental concerns and directs the patient/family to appropriate community resources, as well as provides follow-up.
Provides crisis intervention support to the patient/family, members of a facility caregiver group or the IDG.
Provides psychosocial updates to facility staff providing short term inpatient care or respite care.
Participates in the development of the IDG plan of care and attends regularly scheduled IDG meetings.
Assists the attending physician and other IDG members, including facility staff, in understanding significant social and emotional factors related to death/dying issues of the patient/family.
Participates in discharge planning for the patient/family when needed.
Assists the patient/family in electing advance directives, securing durable power of attorney, making funeral arrangements and other financial, legal and healthcare aspects of end-of-life choices.
Works under the direction of the Medical Director.
Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
May have access to personal health information (“PHI”) necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities.
Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:
Graduate of a Master’s program in social work accredited by the Council onSocial Work Education.
Licensed to practice as a Social Worker in the state in which employed.
License is active and in good standing.
Minimum of one (1) year's experience in health care.
Hospice experience preferred.
Able to provide proof of a valid driver’s license, if applicable.
Able to provide proof of valid auto liability insurance if assignment includes driving own vehicle.