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CARDINAL HOSPICE CARE
HOSPICE MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER (MSW)
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What they do
A Healthcare Social Worker provides individuals and families with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family care givers, providing patient education and counseling, and making referrals for other services. May also provide care and case management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.
$64,498 / year median in North Carolina
+18% projected growth
Job Description
Job description We are currently seeking a Hospice Medical Social Worker to join our team! If you are interested in a rewarding opportunity with a dynamic healthcare provider, apply today!
WHY SHOULD YOU WORK HERE?
We believe in making our people the foundation of who we are. We want a workplace centered on kindness, caring, and compassion where team members meet the high standards and expectations our residents and families deserve.We are proud to offer:
- Health, Vision, & Dental Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Accident, Critical Illness and other voluntary insurance plans
- Vacation, Sick, and Holiday Pay
- Free Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunities for Career Advancement
- Please note that some benefits may only be available to full-time employees and/or certain employee classifications
OUR WORKPLACE
We are a small but dynamic Hospice agency focused on Quality and Growth. Our company is committed to providing the highest quality of care and services assuring human dignity and quality of life for our patients, their families, and our employees.Primary Responsibilities will include:
- Assisting the physician and other members of the patient care team to develop an appropriate plan related to the terminally ill patient's care
- Providing psycho-social support to the patients and families based on an assessment that identifies the needs, goals, interventions and services in accordance with the established plan of care.
- Assess and reassess social and emotional factors in order to help the patient and family to cope with problems of end-of-life care and to help them follow the hospice team's recommendations to maximize the patient's quality of life.
- Counsel patients and families concerning financial concerns, life review, positive family relationships and quality of life, care giving issues
- Recognize, identify, and utilize community and family resources to assist in maintaining independence and quality of life
- Attend and actively participate in patient care conferences to ensure good coordination of care
- Develop, prepare and maintain individualized patient care progress records with accuracy, timeliness and according to policies.
- Coordinate bereavement programs for families as well as community programs as needed.
- Assist with the coordination of volunteer programs. Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Social Work
- One year experience as a Social Worker in a healthcare and/or hospice setting is required; three to five years preferred
- Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families along with Understanding of hospice and the psychosocial dynamics of illness, loss, and death; ability to apply knowledge of the special needs of hospice patient and families sensitivity to the impact of life and death issues face by individuals with terminal illness; tact in dealing with these patients and their families; ability to support Others at a time of crisis; ability to cope with the stress of repeated loss #