Medical Social Worker (MSW) - Hospice

Description

At Granite VNA, New Hampshire’s largest home health and hospice provider, we believe in care that helps our patients return to living the life they desire. The care we provide is personal and meaningful. Join our mission-driven team as a Medical Social Worker (MSW) and deliver high-quality support to patients and families by helping them navigate the emotional, social, and practical challenges that come with illness, recovery, or end-of-life care.

At Granite VNA, we bring care home – and bring out the best in our team. If you’re ready to trade the in-patient setting for a career with freedom, flexibility and deep impact, we’d love to meet you!

Why Choose Granite VNA?

• Supportive, compassionate leadership grounded in integrity
• Autonomy, flexibility, and purpose-driven work
• Collaboration with a knowledgeable, dedicated, and welcoming interdisciplinary team
• Competitive pay (Paid hourly for visits, documentation, travel time and meetings)
• Mileage reimbursement at the federal rate
• Generous benefits package (Earned Time, Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with a company match and more!)
• Ongoing professional development, career growth and scholarship opportunities
• At Granite VNA, we care for our team the same way we care for our patients—by creating a safe, respectful, and supportive environment
• Commitment to staff safety with AVADE Training for field staff and Armed Intruder Training for non-field roles
• Clothing stipend for Granite VNA–embroidered apparel so you can proudly represent our organization in the community
• We invest in tools that let you do what you do best. Our clinicians have access to secure AI technology that helps cut documentation time, giving you more space to focus on connection, compassion, and delivering exceptional patient care
• And yes, fresh air, scenic drives and NH sunsets

If you’re looking for a career where your skills truly matter—and where you’re supported every step of the way—Granite VNA is the place for you.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Hospice Care Services Supervisor, the Hospice Medical Social Worker delivers age appropriate counseling and support of patients and families in community Hospice/Hospice House. The Hospice Medical Social Worker acts as a referral resource to outside agencies when the patient’s plan of care warrants.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assesses the need for grief and loss counseling and bereavement services for patients, families and significant others, and communicate to patients and families about resources to meet their needs.
• Informs patients and families of the Medical Social Worker role and participation in the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Completes psychosocial assessments, visit information, and outcomes according to procedure and professional standards.
• Participates in the development and ongoing evaluation of the psychosocial components of the plan of care.
• Provides short-term problem-oriented therapeutic and/or supportive counseling, including education on death and dying, and casework services to patients and families as needed from the period of admission to one year after death (bereavement).
• Assists Team members in understanding the significant social, emotional and ethical factors related to a patient's/family 's health concerns and dying process on an ongoing basis.
• Assists in the discharge or transfer planning process when Hospice Care by Granite VNA is no longer appropriate.
• Assists patient/families in changing living arrangements when needed.
• Identifies resource needs and refers patient/caregiver/family to appropriate community resources or financial assistance as needed and/or collaborates with these outside agencies to facilitate connection when appropriate.
• Follows Agency and Medicare protocols for documentation in the chart to ensure accurate and timely documentation is within the patient record including, but not limited to, contact information, Advance Directives, and goals of care.
• Maintains productivity of 3 visits per day.
• Participates in interdisciplinary group meetings and other case conferences as requested.
• Actively participates in team/staff meetings and provide constructive input to the meeting leader.
• Identifies problems and offers constructive suggestions/solutions. Accepts and follows through with final decisions.
• Participates in agency quality improvement activities as needed.
• Utilizes supervision appropriately. Works collaboratively and in a professional manor w