Social Worker

Job Description

Job Description

As a Social Worker with United Hospice, you will provide much-needed emotional support to patients and their families during these critical and challenging times. Your role will be essential in facilitating difficult conversations while addressing fears, hopes, and wishes with sensitivity and understanding, helping patients and their families through this journey. By working closely with our interdisciplinary care team, you will ensure that every patient and family receives the necessary resources to maintain comfort and well-being.

We are seeking a NYS licensed social worker with a MSW degree. United Hospice, Inc. will offer you an opportunity to be a part of a compassionate, skilled and dedicated team. Committed to providing the highest quality of care for our patients and their families.

This is a full-time position; the salary range for this position is $65k - $72k annually and is commensurate with education, experience and certifications. This position is benefits eligible and includes medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with profit sharing, mileage reimbursement, paid time off and other additional perks. You will primarily focus on providing care for patients and their families in Rockland County, NY, but will be called upon, from time to time, to provide care and comfort to our patients in Orange County, New York.

The position is Monday through Friday, (includes a weekend rotation on a monthly basis) and involves driving to the patient homes

Job Description Summary :

Responsibilities of Social Worker will include, though not be limited to the following:

• Contributes to patient and family counseling and education.
• Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary comprehensive assessment.
• Assesses patient/family psychosocial response to the terminal illness and evaluates coping skills.
• Assists patients, family, and agency staff in utilizing community resources.
• Assists team members in understanding the significant social and emotional factors related to the care of the terminally ill patient and family.
• Coordinates with team members to plan and implement the hospice plan of care.
• Social Worker will participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Social Worker maintains accurate, thorough and professional written records, and charts relevant information in a timely fashion, following UH documentation standards.
• Participates in and is actively involved with the bereavement portion of the program as appropriate.
• Participates in volunteer and staff education programs.
• Develops and implements the discharge plan in conjunction with the IDS.
• Participates in QAPI program and hospice sponsored in-service training.
• Refers high risk patients.
• Develops/maintains community resource file.
• Incorporates organization’s commitment to customer service and continuous quality improvement into daily work habits. This includes promoting positive co-worker and teamwork relationships and supporting the goals and mission as set forth by the agency.
• Accepts additional responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• MSW from a graduate school of social work is required. Must be licensed by the State of New York.
• LMSW required, LCSW a plus.
• Must have at least two years of supervised experience in the health field or two years of experience in family therapy/counseling.
• Social Worker in this role must receive certification in hospice and palliative care within three years of hire date and maintain certification during employment.
• Ability to relate to a diverse population and workforce in a personable and effective manner.
• Ability to relate to the terminally ill and their families. Bereavement experience preferred.
• Must have access to a vehicle and will drive to patient homes to provide services

United Hospice, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.