Hunterdon Health Care System
Social Worker - Hospice
Hunterdon Health Care System - Flemington, New Jersey, us, 08822
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Overview
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Overview
Position Summary
Provides social work support based on initial and ongoing assessment of the patient and family needs. Counseling services are provided to assist the patient and family in minimizing the stress and problems that arise from the terminal illness, related conditions, and the dying process.
Primary Position Responsibilities
Provides social work care to patients and families of Hunterdon Hospice through participation in the admission process
Provides counseling for patients and families to assist in minimizing the stress and problems that arise from the terminal illness, related conditions and the dying process
Assesses Bereavement risk and creates a plan of care based on individual needs of family and initiates plan of care at time of patient death
Actively participates in Hunterdon Hospice Quality Improvement
Work Contact Group (Internal/External)
Hunterdon Hospice IDT, Visiting Health and Supportive Services staff, Hunterdon Medical Center staff, Hunterdon Healthcare Physicians and physicians outside the Hunterdon Healthcare system, Internal and External Hunterdon Healthcare community
Reporting Relationships
Reports to (position):
Social Work Manager
Supervises (position(s):
None
Qualifications
Minimum Education :
Required:
Master’s Degree in Social Work
Preferred:
None
Minimum Years of Experience (Amount, Type and Variation) :
Required:
Minimum of one year experience post graduate degree conferral in a health care setting
Preferred:
Two years of experience in hospice or palliative care
License, Registry or Certification :
Required:
New Jersey LSW licensure
Preferred:
New Jersey LCSW
Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities :
Required:
Loss / grief issues, bereavement counseling, working with terminally / chronically ill patients
Preferred:
None
Provides social work support based on initial and ongoing assessment of the patient and family needs. Counseling services are provided to assist the patient and family in minimizing the stress and problems that arise from the terminal illness, related conditions, and the dying process.
Primary Position Responsibilities
Provides social work care to patients and families of Hunterdon Hospice through participation in the admission process
Provides counseling for patients and families to assist in minimizing the stress and problems that arise from the terminal illness, related conditions and the dying process
Assesses Bereavement risk and creates a plan of care based on individual needs of family and initiates plan of care at time of patient death
Actively participates in Hunterdon Hospice Quality Improvement
Work Contact Group (Internal/External)
Hunterdon Hospice IDT, Visiting Health and Supportive Services staff, Hunterdon Medical Center staff, Hunterdon Healthcare Physicians and physicians outside the Hunterdon Healthcare system, Internal and External Hunterdon Healthcare community
Reporting Relationships
Reports to (position):
Social Work Manager
Supervises (position(s):
None
Qualifications
Minimum Education :
Required:
Master’s Degree in Social Work
Preferred:
None
Minimum Years of Experience (Amount, Type and Variation) :
Required:
Minimum of one year experience post graduate degree conferral in a health care setting
Preferred:
Two years of experience in hospice or palliative care
License, Registry or Certification :
Required:
New Jersey LSW licensure
Preferred:
New Jersey LCSW
Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities :
Required:
Loss / grief issues, bereavement counseling, working with terminally / chronically ill patients
Preferred:
None