Hospice Social Worker

Compassus

Metairie, LA, United States
Psychosocial needs assessment
Patient and family counseling
Interdisciplinary team participation
The Hospice Social Worker provides preventive, educational, 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, 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 Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), and providing psycho-social support and counseling services to patients and families.
  • Compassus offers a rewarding career with a focus on team member well-being, including career development, enhanced benefits, and a culture of belonging.

Matching Summary

The Hospice Social Worker provides preventive, educational, 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 assessment
  • Patient and family counseling
  • Interdisciplinary team participation
  • Hospice philosophy
  • Community resource utilization

Nice-to-have

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

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field
  • One year social work experience in healthcare
  • Louisiana MSW and LMSW licensure

Work Rights

Not specified

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