Social Worker-admissions (per Diem- As Needed, Days)

Hospicecommunity

Lancaster, PA, United States
On-site
Interdisciplinary team collaboration
Patient and family education
Psychosocial needs assessment
The social worker facilitates effective referral coordination and information exchange with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), prospective and current hospital-based general inpatient (GIP) patients, their caregivers, and hospital and community teams

Job Summary

  • The social worker facilitates effective referral coordination and information exchange with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), prospective and current hospital-based general inpatient (GIP) patients, their caregivers, and hospital and community teams.
  • Provides explanations about the hospice benefit and organization services in a manner consistent with the patient and family level of understanding.
  • Hospice & Community Care provides quality care to thousands of patients and families every year so they can live better at end of life.

Matching Summary

The social worker facilitates effective referral coordination and information exchange with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), prospective and current hospital-based general inpatient (GIP) patients, their caregivers, and hospital and community teams.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Interdisciplinary Team collaboration
  • patient and family education
  • psychosocial needs assessment
  • discharge planning
  • documentation of services

Nice-to-have

  • We Honor Veterans program support
  • collaboration with community agencies
  • anticipating and responding to suffering

Key Requirements

  • MSW required
  • LSW or LCSW required or within 2 years
  • Two years' experience in healthcare preferred

Work Rights

Not specified

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