Hospice Travel Social Worker

Job description

**This position will be traveling to new locations helping the location go thru survey and get up and running . The temporary assignment would typically last 13 -26 weeks.** Social workers looking for autonomy and variety should consider practicing in Hospice Care. As a **Hospice Social Worker** at Moments Hospice, you will join a team that is dedicated to making our patients' final days, weeks, and months as comfortable as possible. ### Responsibilities: - **As a Hospice Licensed Medical (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW), you will:** - Provide wide range of psychosocial services to terminally ill patients and their families. - Responsible for making contact with patient, family, and caregiver within 48 hours of admission. - Case Manager duties. - Psychosocial must become part of patient's chart within 24 hours of completion. - Regularly assess the patient and family psychosocial needs. - Regularly assess the pre-bereavement/anticipatory grief needs. - Implement the Plan of Care provisions to meet their needs, which include: social service goals for alleviating problems, supportive counseling, problem solving, community referrals pre-bereavement and bereavement care. - Regularly re-evaluate the patient's and family's psychosocial needs. - Participate in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings. - Assist with making funeral arrangements if requested. - Provide counseling during the process of the terminal illness and at the time of death if requested. ### Qualifications: - Masters Degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education - Minimum of two year social work experience in a healthcare setting or social services agency - Current Social Worker license - Hospice experience a plus - Knowledge of and ability to obtain community resources (information and referral, state/federal financial programs and eligibility requirements, etc.). - Understand Hospice philosophy, principles of death/dying - Strong organizational and communication skills ### Benefits: - Competitive salary - Company car with fuel and insurance covered - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance - Generous PTO accruing immediately - 401(k) with company matching