Social Worker (Full Time) - North based Home Team

Company: Alive Hospice, Inc.
Location: Hendersonville
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

Social Worker, Full Time - North Home Care team (Hendersonville, TN based) Location:Hendersonville, TN and surrounding Northern Middle TN service areas Status:8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Days:Monday - Friday Hours: 40/week Are you a Social Work professional who desires to work in a capacity in which your efforts directly impact patients and their loved ones? If you are excited to use your talents and skill set in ways that truly make a difference in the middle TN healthcare market, then we can't wait to talk with you SUMMARY The Social Worker provides an assessment for and provision of psycho social services and support to patients and their families. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Performs initial and ongoing assessment of the patient and family's psycho social 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 psycho social impact of illness and impending death. - Offers support, guidance and counseling in order to diminish stress and enhance emotional well being. - Provides information about and/or refers to other community resources that are available to supplement psycho social 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 arrangements. - Participates in interdisciplinary care planning conference. - Collaborates with team members about ongoing psycho social 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 psycho social care arises. - Other duties may also be assigned. CONTINUING EDUCATION The 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. QUALIFICATIONS To 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 preferred in healthcare or agency setting; Hospice experience preferred. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS State of Tennessee licensure as an L.C.S.W. preferred, or working toward said license. Current Tennessee driver's license and automobile insurance as required by state law. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The 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 ENVIRONMENT The 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. recblid 1lyc0dqfcgoupc5gfb2a75lanyup1j

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