Hospice Social Worker – $3,000 Bonus

CorsoCare Hospice Social Worker LMSW 3000 Hiring Bonus Job Title Hospice Social Worker LMSWSalary 70 75kJob Status Full Time Monday Friday day shiftsCoverage Area Greater Lansing surrounding areasAt CorsoCare we offer Employee First Benefits Competitive compensation including Medical BCBS Dental Vision and an HSA Continued Growth and Education from training supportive leadership and collaboration Community based visits means less travel time A company provided tablet with 247365 IT support Dedicated schedulers to support flexible scheduling options Mileage reimbursement Generous PTOHoliday 20 days first year Tuition Reimbursement up to 2500 per year Pet Insurance Employee First Culture YOU BELONG YOU MATTER What makes you different makes us great You are part of a team Your unique experiences and perspectives inspire others Peer Recognition Program with quarterly and annual prizes A 1440 Culture one that strives to use all 1440 minutes in each day to create the absolute best experiences with every person in every interaction Position Summary Social Worker The Social Worker delivers varied social work services to Hospice patients and their families To provide initial emotional spiritual psychosocial assessments ongoing counseling bereavement services and community education outreach and referral The Hospice social worker is an integral part of the Hospice IDG Required Experience for Social Worker Required education and training for a social worker must include one or all of the followingMust have MSW degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education one year of experience in a medical settingAbility to work independently make accurate and at times quick judgmentsAbility to respond appropriately to crisis outside of a hospital settingAcceptance of and adaptability to different social racial cultural and religious modesMinimum 2 years of experience as a social worker preferredActive patient contact within past three years preferredAccountability for Social Worker Performs initial psychosocial emotional spiritual and bereavement assessments and assists in the development and implementation of goal directed IDG care planConducts ongoing reassessments of patientfamily needs and counseling as requiredProvides short term crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when indicatedProvides services under the direction of a physician who approves plan of careParticipates as a member of the Bereavement Team as assignedObserves assesses and brings to IDG conferences information regarding psychosocial emotional spiritual physical and financial conditions affecting the patient and familyAssumes the active role of advocate for the patientfamily unitDevelops and maintains contact with appropriate community agencies and services in order to promote interagency cooperation and to facilitate related referralsDocuments comprehensive psychosocial emotional and spiritual assessment clearly and concisely in a timely mannerAll patientfamily visits telephone contacts and referral actions are recorded in the patient record per policyProvides ongoing counseling related to issues of death and dying to the patient and family as neededAttends staff meetings IDG and other meetings as assigned and appropriateParticipates in the orientation program as assignedAdheres to all Hospice policiesAssumes responsibility for own personal and professional development and maintenance of skills in social workExhibits Hospice philosophy in all job related rolesOther duties as assigned by DirectorManager of Patient ServicesGeneral Working Conditions The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee without restriction to successfully perform the essential functions of this job OSHA Occupational Hazard present For physical demands of position including vision hearing repetitive motion and environment see following description While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to communicate effectively with others sit stand walk and use hands to handle keyboard telephone paper files and other equipment and objects The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms This position requires the ability to review detailed documents and read computer screens The employee will occasionally lift andor move up to 25 pounds The work environment requires appropriate interaction with others The noise level in the work environment is moderate Must possess a valid drivers license auto liability insurance and reliable transportation Travel to different locations may be required This classification description is intended to indicate the general kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that are required of positions given this title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign direct and control the work of the employees under herhis supervision The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty Equal Opportunity Employer CORRE