In PersonService area covers Philadelphia and Bucks County; travel across the service territory is required.
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryMental & Behavioral Health
About the job
Requirements
A Master of Social Work is required.
Experience working in the hospice field is required.
A valid driver's license is required.
Ability to travel across the service territory is required.
Responsibilities
Perform initial psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, and bereavement assessments and assist in developing and implementing a goal-directed interdisciplinary group (IDG) care plan.
Conduct ongoing reassessments of patient and family needs and provide counseling as required.
Provide short-term crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when indicated.
Provide services under the direction of a physician, who approves the plan of care.
Participate in the Bereavement Team as assigned.
Observe and assess psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, physical, and financial conditions affecting patients and families, and bring relevant information to IDG conferences.
Actively advocate for the patient and family unit.
Develop and maintain contact with appropriate community agencies and services to promote interagency cooperation and facilitate referrals.
Document comprehensive psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual assessments clearly, concisely, and promptly in the patient record.
Record all patient and family visits, telephone contacts, and referral actions in the patient record according to policy.
Provide ongoing counseling related to death and dying to patients and families as needed.
Attend staff meetings, IDG meetings, and other assigned and appropriate meetings.
Participate in the orientation program as assigned.
Adhere to hospice policies.
Maintain responsibility for personal and professional development and maintain social work skills.
Exhibit the hospice philosophy in all job-related roles.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Director or Manager of Patient Services.
Overview
This role delivers varied social work services to Hospice patients and their families in Philadelphia. You will 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.
The service area for this position will cover Philadelphia and Bucks County.
Responsibilities
1. Performs initial psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and bereavement assessments and assists in the development and implementation of goal-directed IDG care plan. Policies and Procedures Manual for Hospice 2. Conducts ongoing reassessments of patient/family needs and counseling as required. 3. Provides short term crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when indicated. 4. Provides services, under the direction of a physician (who approves plan of care). 5. Participates as a member of the Bereavement Team as assigned. 6. Observes, assesses and brings to IDG conferences information regarding psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, physical and financial conditions affecting the patient and family. 7. Assumes the active role of advocate for the patient/family unit. 8. Develops and maintains contact with appropriate community agencies and services in order to promote interagency cooperation and to facilitate related referrals. 9. Documents comprehensive psychosocial, emotional and spiritual assessment clearly and concisely in a timely manner. 10. All patient/family visits, telephone contacts and referral actions are recorded in the patient record per policy. 11. Provides ongoing counseling related to issues of death and dying to the patient and family as needed. 12. Attends staff meetings, IDG and other meetings as assigned and appropriate. 13. Participates in the orientation program as assigned. 14. Adheres to all Hospice policies. 15. Assumes responsibility for own personal and professional development and maintenance of skills in social work. 16. Exhibits Hospice philosophy in all job related roles. 17. Other duties as assigned by Director/Manager of Patient Services.