FT Hospice Social Worker

Coastal Hospice invites you to join a team of caregivers who are committed to promoting dignity and quality of life for patients and families who face life-limiting condition.  In your role as a Hospice Social Worker, you will:

• Provide social work services to patients and families in collaboration with other IDG members, volunteers and community resources
• Provide a consistent high quality hospice experience for every patient and family served by soliciting and identifying patient and family goals while complying with established social work visit structure
• Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of the patient’s psychosocial care plan
• Provide assessment, planning, intervention and ongoing evaluation of psychosocial function to meet assigned patient and family needs/goals by:
  • Making recommendations to members of the IDG and volunteers on ways to support the patient and/or family
  • Assisting patients and families with personal and environmental difficulties
  • Actively participating in IDG and family meetings to provide input on patient care and team support
  • Providing patient/family counseling related to planned health care services
  • Utilizing community resources to assist the patient/family to meet goals
• Communicate timely and effectively with the appropriate Team Leader/designee, physicians, patients, families, contracted vendors and community resources.
• Coordinate with other members of the team the change in level of care or location of assigned patients.
• In collaboration with Chaplains, provide bereavement support to families when appropriate.
• Develop and provide education to Coastal Hospice staff, volunteers and community members regarding the emotional and social dimension of hospice patients.
• Maintain continuity and consistency of care by:
  • Recording all pertinent information in a concise, effective manner according to organizational standards
  • Completing documentation in the patient’s electronic medical record by the end of the assigned work day
  • Providing hand off communication according to established policy and procedure
• Promote high quality patient care and team operations by:
  • Functioning within Coastal Hospice Policy and interdisciplinary care model in meeting team goals
  • Maintaining effective professional relationships with referral sources, community agencies and other health care partners
  • Participating in the on-call rotation for weekday and weekend coverage as assigned
  • Utilizing Medical Social Work Resource Coordinator for complicated patient/family issues or concerns related to the Social Work discipline
• Work collaboratively with other social workers to meet program needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from an accredited school
• 2 years’ experience in hospital, long term care or hospice setting preferred
• Current LBSW license in the state of Maryland

Coastal Hospice offers you:

• Competitive wages
• A rewarding work experience
• Generous paid time off
• 403B Retirement Plan with employer match

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Coastal Hospice is an equal opportunity employer. As an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), Coastal Hospice employs, retains, promotes, terminates and treats all employees and job applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications and competence without