Hospice Medical Social Worker

HealthPartners is currently hiring for a Hospice Medical Social Worker (MSW). This role is tasked with proving end-of-life care, which is based on initial and ongoing assessments, to patients and families in their home and/or community setting.

Required Qualifications:

• Masters in Social Work from a CSWE accredited program and State of Minnesota Licensure or license eligible.
• MN Licensure at the LISW level or an LGSW actively working on obtaining MN Licensure at the LISW level. 
• Minimum of two years’ experience working in long-term care, home care, and/or hospice, or palliative care. 
• Working knowledge of, and experience with, family systems theory, individual and family counseling, and group process.
• Knowledge of Community Resources including Medicare / Medicaid, financial aid, county, state, and private social service agencies.
• Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and think creatively.
• Demonstrated oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Current MN Driver’s License and daily access to reliable, insured vehicle.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to independently deliver care to patients in their homes. 
• Visual, auditory, and tactile acuity sufficient to make complete and accurate observations.
• Able and willing to drive a car in weather conditions typical of the upper Midwest.
• Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MN licensure at the LICSW level.
• Five or more years of relevant professional Social Work experience, at least two of which are directly related to hospice or palliative care.

Hours/Location:

• M-F; Days (8:30am – 5:00pm) 
• Weekend rotation: Days (every 6th or 7th week)
• This position requires regular/daily travel to provide services to patients in the community.

Accountabilities:

• Provide social work services to patients and families consistent with plan of care developed based on initial and ongoing psychosocial assessment.
• Referrals to community resources as indicated based on patient/caregiver needs. 
• Social Work consults with providers: physicians, nurses, psychotherapists, patient service representatives, etc.
• Ongoing case management.
• Short-term counseling and/or pre-therapy to assist with adjustment to illness and grief/loss. 
• Provide Social Work services to Hospice patients in line with department policies and procedures.
• Assist in other areas of the Social Services program as assigned.
• Social workers will know this is captured in the psychosocial assessment, so this is not needed. 
• Develop and implement a plan of care based off of psychosocial assessment and ongoing assessments. 
• Provide non-pharmacological interventions for symptom relief (e.g., fear, grief, depression, anger, etc.).
• Screen for psychopathology and intervening accordingly.
• Enhance the strengths of the family’s system.
• Assess and refer for ongoing services to meet patient’s needs in collaboration with the hospice interdisciplinary team. 
• Document problems, psychosocial assessment, appropriate goals, care provided, interventions and patient, family, and caregiver response to each intervention.
• Support the patient’s unique spiritual and cultural beliefs.
• Provide holistic family-centered care across treatment settings.
• Consult and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and partners in care.
• Provide care consistent with Standards of Practice for hospice programs, Medicare Conditions of Participation and HealthPartners policies, procedures, and compliance.
• Implement care to achieve outcomes of comfortable and safe dying, self-determined life closure, and effective grieving for patient and family.
• Assist with Advanced Care Planning.
• Assist patients and caregivers in anticipating, providing for, and gaining confidence in meeting needs and achieving goals throughout illness and death.

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