Caseworker Hospice Care

To provide compassionate, patient-centered hospice care that honors the dignity of every individual; At Crossbridge Hospice, we recognize your unique talents, nurture your growth, and celebrate your compassion. Together, we’re building a community that leads with integrity and serves with heart. Health, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Licensing & Certification Renewal Reimbursement

Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays + Floating Holidays

Mileage Reimbursement

The Hospice Medical Social Worker is a vital member of the interdisciplinary team, responsible for providing emotional, social, financial, and resource-based support to patients and families navigating serious illness and end-of-life care. Provide social casework as an entity, where appropriate, to individuals and families receiving nursing or other services from the Agency.

Assess, when appropriate, a family’s financial situation taking into consideration the patient’s prognosis and medical needs, and referring to an Agency for financial assistance if indicated, interpreting the medical situation to the referring Agency and generally facilitating the process of referral.

Participate in Agency IDG team conferences identifying social problems, their severity, and their inter-relatedness to the medical situation, as well as assessing a family’s strengths and weaknesses and discussing alternate methods of alleviating the situation.

Refer patients and families to community agencies with appropriate follow-up.

Interpret social resources to staff and health services to special agencies.

Be responsible to ensure the use of the 4Ms (What Matters to the patient, Medications, Mentation, and Mobility) and provide Age-Friendly Care.

Master’s degree (MSW) from a school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

The ability to assess and document patient needs and formulate individualized patient care plans to meet those needs.

Proficiency in personal computer use including email, clinical, word processing, and spreadsheet software.

Advanced Palliative Hospice Social Worker Certification—APHSW-C, through Social Work and Palliative Care Network.

Two years’ experience within hospice.