Social Worker (Fee For Service)

Compensation LMSW rate: $43 per hour. LCSW rate: $46 per hour. In-Person Patient Evaluation: $60 per visit (Telehealth: $40/visit). Pediatric Specialty: $69 per visit (Telehealth: $40/visit). Orientation (classroom): $165.00 per day. About MJHS MJHS is a large not-for-profit health system in the Greater New York area. Our range of health services include home care, hospice and palliative care for adults and children, rehabilitation and nursing care at Menorah, and the research based MJHS Institute for Innovation and Palliative Care. We also offer Elderplan/HomeFirst: health plans for Medicare and dual-eligible individuals. As a not-for-profit organization, many of our programs and services are made possible through the generosity of grateful families, corporate donors and grants, as well as our own employees. Our groundbreaking hospice and palliative care programs offer a significant difference when dealing with a life-limiting condition. We offer a broad range of services in the community or facility-based to help patients and their families ease the burden of managing a life-limiting illness or end of life care. Responsibilities Provide psychosocial support and social work services to hospice patients and their family members who are at an inpatient unit, nursing home or home care setting. Provide pre and post bereavement services. Serve as a social work member of hospice IDG and as liaison between hospice, inpatient and nursing home staff. Develop the social work plan of care, set goals and make recommendations based on the patient and family needs. Maintain accurate and current documentation reflecting palliative social work assessments and interventions. Take part in discharge planning when appropriate for patients admitted into inpatient facility. Qualifications Master’s Degree from an accredited school of social work. Minimum of one year experience in social work in a healthcare setting. Knowledge of Word and Excel preferred. Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW or LCSW) required in the state of New York. Valid driver’s license and car may be required based on job location. Ability to work within an interdisciplinary team environment. Ability to input clinical data proficiently. #J-18808-Ljbffr Metropolitan Jewish Health System, Inc.