Hospice Social Worker

Compassus

Kokomo, IN, United States
Psychosocial needs of patients
Interdisciplinary team collaboration
Psycho-social support and counseling
The Hospice Social Worker provides preventive, educational, and evaluative and treatment services to meet the psychosocial needs of patients and their families, to help them improve, restore, and maintain their maximum level of coping

Job Summary

  • The Hospice Social Worker provides preventive, educational, and evaluative and treatment services to meet the psychosocial needs of patients and their families, to help them improve, restore, and maintain their maximum level of coping.
  • Collaborates with IDT to coordinate psycho-social care and support for the patient and family to ensure appropriateness, continuity, and quality of care.
  • At Compassus, we care for our team members as much as we care for our patients and their families.

Matching Summary

The Hospice Social Worker provides preventive, educational, and evaluative and treatment services to meet the psychosocial needs of patients and their families, to help them improve, restore, and maintain their maximum level of coping.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • psychosocial needs of patients
  • interdisciplinary team collaboration
  • psycho-social support and counseling
  • community resources
  • hospice philosophy

Nice-to-have

  • compassion
  • integrity
  • excellence
  • teamwork
  • innovation

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field
  • 1 year social work experience in healthcare
  • Indiana Licensure required (LBSW, LMSW, LCSW, or LICSW)
  • Master's degree in Social Work highly preferred

Work Rights

Not specified

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