Social Worker, FT $3500 SIGN ON BONUS - (Hendersonville based) Northern Middle TN Home Care Team
Company: Alive Hospice, Inc.
Location: Hendersonville
Posted on: April 19, 2024
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Description
Social Worker - Full Time - (Hendersonville based) Serves Northern
Middle TNLocation:Hendersonville and Northern Middle TNStatus:Full
TimeSchedule:Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.Alive provides its
team members the ability to combine passion for healthcare and love
of communityin ways that impacts us all. Come serve with
us!SUMMARYThe Social Worker provides an assessment for and
provision of psychosocial services and support to patients and
their families.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESPerforms
initial and ongoing assessment of the patient and family's
psychosocial status and assists in accessing resources for social,
financial, and community needs for adequately managing care and
dealing with death.Upon initial contact with the patient, reviews
the services hospice is responsible for providing. Assists in
obtaining informed consents.Develops a plan of care that optimizes
patient and family ability to cope with the psychosocial impact of
illness and impending death.Offers support, guidance, and
counseling in order to diminish stress and enhance emotional
wellbeing.Provides information about and/or refers to other
community resources that are available to supplement psychosocial
needs.Describes additional Alive Hospice support services that may
be used if appropriate, to ease care-giving demands (i.e., Patient
Care Volunteer, Home Health Aide, Respite).Educates patient and
family about Advance Directives as a means of promoting
self-determined life closure.Assists patients and families to
complete Advance Directives as needed.Initiates opportunities for
patient and family to discuss funeral planning and burial
arrangementsParticipates in interdisciplinary care planning
conference.Collaborates with other team members about ongoing
psychosocial issues and family dynamics in order to heighten the
delivery of empathetic and emotionally supportive care.Assesses
family's bereavement needs throughout the duration of the patient's
life and develops a bereavement plan of care for the family
following the patient's death. This includes referral to Grief
Support Services as necessary.Facilitates bereavement support
groups.Conducts presentations to professional and community
organizations about patient services, issues related to death and
dying and bereavement support groups.Attends department
meetings.Serves on department and agency committees.Attends
mandatory agency in-services as part of continuing
education.Completes all clinical documentation in a timely manner,
per Alive Hospice policy.Notifies team members of significant
changes in patient status, using established agency
procedures.Completes required EMR documentation to reflect time
worked and mileage accrued.Follows all agency protocols, policies,
and procedures appropriately.Participates in the after-hours on
call program and is available to respond in situations when the
need for psychosocial care arises.Other duties may also be
assigned.LANGUAGE SKILLSAbility to read, analyze, interpret and
apply theories and concepts of professional clinical journals,
texts and treatment plans. Ability to write documentation which
accurately depicts the assessment, planning, implementation and
evaluation of care. Able to write policy and professional
correspondence to various healthcare entities. Ability to calmly,
maturely and effectively communicate, educate and build a rapport
with patients, families, other healthcare professionals and
community members.MATHEMATICAL SKILLSAbility to work with
mathematical concepts such as conversion, probability, simple
statistical inference and algebra. Ability to apply concepts such
as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportion to practice,
patient care, healthcare management problems. Ability to interpret
laboratory and diagnostic data.REASONING ABILITYAbility to
demonstrate critical thinking skills. Ability to put into practice
theoretical constructs of professional clinical discipline training
and continuing education. Ability to determine status of
patient/family and respond with appropriate interventions. able to
prioritize and re prioritize based on patient need. Ability to
provide appropriate crisis intervention. Ability to follow
geographic and complex patient/family care directions. Ability to
appropriately delegate, teach and monitor care of peers and
practice extenders. Able to formulate hypotheses, use judgment and
process to problem solve. Ability to apply assessment, planning
implementation and evaluate skills to meet care needs.OTHER
QUALIFICATIONSProfessional maturity and the ability to respond
calmly and effectively in stressful situations and to cope with
high stress levels.Communication and Relationship Skills:
Exemplifies high level of written oral and listening communication
skills, always respecting patient confidentiality.Agency Policy and
Philosophy: Communicates and supports agency mission and values in
all professional interactions.Continuing Education: Seeks to
improve knowledge and skills relative to performance of job and
personal growth.Quality and Performance Improvement: Participates
in new and continuing programs designed to monitor and improve
quality and performance relevant to the mission and philosophy of
Alive Hospice, Inc.Teamwork: Functions consistently and
collaboratively as an integral part of Interdisciplinary Care Team
and other teams (committees, etc.) bringing experience and
education to contribute to optimal team functions and
outcomes.Ethics: Demonstrates a high level of work, personal and
professional ethics.PHYSICAL DEMANDSThe physical demands described
here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit
and talk and hear. The employee is required to stand; walk; use
hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The
employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and
frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, distance
vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust
focus. Frequently required to drive an automobile.WORK
ENVIRONMENTThe work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions,
infectious diseases, and use of an automobile. The noise level in
the work environment is usually moderate. Patient home and general
office setting.
Requirements
CONTINUING EDUCATIONThe agency requires this position to complete
15 hours of continuing education per year covering topics that will
contribute to improvements in carrying out the above
responsibilities. Regulatory agencies may require some disciplines
to have additional hours in order to be licensed or
certified.QUALIFICATIONSTo perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily, including meeting the required competencies. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge,
skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Master's degree in
Social Work from an accredited school of social work. One (1) year
of work experience in a healthcare setting required. Hospice
experience preferred.CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONSState of
Tennessee LMSW licensure or must obtain this licensure within 1
year of employment. Current Tennessee driver's license and
automobile insurance as required by state law.
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