Hospice Social Worker - 24hrs/week

Compassus

Mountain Grove, MO, United States
Hospice philosophy
Interdisciplinary team participation
Psycho-social assessments
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.
  • Responsibilities include explaining hospice services and Medicare benefits, participating as a member of the IDT, providing psycho-social support and counseling, and facilitating placement in long-term care as warranted.
  • Compassus offers a rewarding career with meaningful work, career development opportunities, a culture of belonging, and enhanced benefits designed for team member well-being.

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

  • Hospice philosophy
  • Interdisciplinary team participation
  • Psycho-social assessments
  • Patient and family support
  • Timely documentation completion

Nice-to-have

  • Compassion, Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, Innovation
  • Care for Who I Am culture
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Meaningful work impact

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field
  • One (1) year social work experience in healthcare
  • Missouri BSW requires MSW supervision
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Work Rights

Not specified

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