Hospice Medical Social Worker

Job Description

Job Description

At Carter Healthcare, our mission is helping people live better lives. We provide the highest quality of care through all stages of life, including a patient’s final days.

 

**Must have a Master’s Degree in Social Work**

 

Must be a Licensed Master Social Worker or have provisional license

 

Pay: Competitive pay, based on experience

 

Schedule: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday

 

Our Medical Social Workers are vital to our patient experience for those utilizing the hospice benefit. As a Hospice Medical Social Worker for Carter Healthcare, you will be leading our patients and their families through the navigation of end-of-life care. You will work closely with our interdisciplinary team to prioritize our patients’ psychosocial well-being through:

 

· Supporting clients with resources

· Providing education to patients and caregivers about coping skills, hospice philosophy, and non-pharmacological symptom management strategies

· Mediating conflicts within families, between clients and the interdisciplinary team, and between service organizations

· Advocating on behalf of the patient and family

· Identifying and linking patients with resources

· Documenting social work activities

 

You will spend much of your time in the home with our patients and their families facilitating advance care and lifespan planning. Hospice is a benefit that reaches far beyond our patients, and we consider it a privilege to offer these resources to our patients and their families in their time of need.

 

Carter Offers:

• Flexible Hours
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Paid Birthdays Off

 

Qualifications:

·Master’s degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

· A minimum of 2 years’ experience in home health or hospice preferred.

· Understands Hospice philosophy, and issues of death/dying.

· Experience in health care required.

 

Come join a companionate team that cares deeply for our patients, the communities we serve, and the lives of their peers.

Company Description

At Carter Healthcare, helping people live better lives is not only our mission, it is intertwined with our culture and way of conducting business. It is the principles on which this company was built and founded. We create a professional, caring, values and outcomes driven culture for our patients, employees and the community.

Helping People Live Better Lives is a simple phrase but its all-encompassing meaning is what we strive to promote for Carter Healthcare and for of all the people whose lives we affect. We are able to live out this mantra by providing our patients with quality, outcomes driven care and by fostering an informed, encouraging atmosphere and assistive culture for our employees. This supportive system enables our employees to provide optimal patient care.

Company Description

At Carter Healthcare, helping people live better lives is not only our mission, it is intertwined with our culture and way of conducting business. It is the principles on which this company was built and founded. We create a professional, caring, values and outcomes driven culture for our patients, employees and the community.\r\n\r\nHelping People Live Better Lives is a simple phrase but its all-encompassing meaning is what we strive to promote for Carter Healthcare and for of all the people whose lives we affect. We are able to live out this mantra by providing our patients with quality, outcomes driven care and by fostering an informed, encouraging atmosphere and assistive culture for our employees. This supportive system enables our employees to provide optimal patient care.