Hospice Social Worker

4 weeks ago

Burlington, Vermont, United States Advocate Health Full time
Job Summary

As a Hospice Social Worker - Patient Care Specialist with Advocate Health, you will play a vital role in providing psychosocial support to patients and their families facing terminal illnesses. Your expertise will help ensure a smooth transition between hospice levels of care, facilitating conversations about end-of-life planning, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement care plans.

Key Responsibilities

Provide initial and ongoing psychosocial evaluations, counseling, and bereavement services to patients and families.
Assess psychosocial needs and develop social work plans of care, reflecting problems, interventions, and outcome goals.
Implement care plans in conjunction with the hospice interdisciplinary team and according to hospice protocols and measures.
Continuously evaluate the appropriateness of hospice level of care with the interdisciplinary group.
Facilitate conversations about end-of-life planning, including goals of care, funeral arrangements, caregiving, guardianship, and legacy work.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work.
One year of experience in a medical clinical setting or hospice/palliative care preferred.
Social Worker license issued by the state of employment.
Valid driver's license.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of evidence-based counseling models, such as family systems, strengths-based, and narrative therapy.
Understanding of family dynamics and psychosocial issues related to terminal illness.
Ability to work effectively in stressful situations and provide crisis intervention when necessary.
Ability to identify risk factors of complicated grief, suicide, neglect, and abuse.
Knowledge of community resources, advanced directives, funeral planning, and facility placement.
Exceptional collaboration skills, advocacy abilities, and ability to perform as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Ability to identify client needs with consideration to cultural, ethnic, religious, economic, and other diverse backgrounds.
Excellent time management, prioritizing, and documentation skills.
Intermediate computer skills, including EMR, presentation applications, and electronic mail.

Working Conditions

Must be able to travel to all areas within the Advocate Aurora service area in all extremes of weather on all types of roads.
Exposed to widely varying social and environmental conditions in patient's neighborhoods and homes.
Must be willing to work occasional overtime if needed.
Required to make visits to private residences, which may not be accessible to people with disabilities.

Will be exposed to the following hazards on a frequent basis: mechanical, electrical, chemical, blood, and body fluids.
Will be required to wear PPE, protective clothing, and equipment as needed.

Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the incumbent. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

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