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Optimal Care

Medicare-certified home health with geriatric care

Hospice Medical Social Worker

Mental & Behavioral HealthPosted on Nov 13
Full-timeCarmel, IN, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A master's or doctoral degree from a CSWE-accredited school of social work is required.
  • A current state license as a Master's Social Worker (MSW/LMSW/LCSW) is required.
  • At least one year of experience as a licensed Master's Social Worker is required.
  • Reliable transportation, a valid driver's license, and valid automobile insurance are required.
  • Willingness to travel to homes, facilities, and community settings is required.
  • Expertise in psychosocial assessment and crisis intervention is required.
  • Knowledge of community resources and social service systems is required.
  • Understanding of family systems and dynamics is required.
  • The ability to guide patients and families through end-of-life challenges is required.
  • The ability to maintain professional boundaries while providing empathetic support is required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical psychosocial care to patients and families facing end-of-life illness.
  • Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments and provide crisis intervention and counseling.
  • Support advance care planning conversations to help families make informed, values-based decisions.
  • Collaborate with nurses, physicians, and other hospice professionals to integrate emotional, cultural, and practical needs into each patient's plan of care.
  • Provide care to patients in their homes, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes, with daily travel within the service area.
  • Support patients and families throughout the hospice journey.

Desired Qualifications

  • Hospice or palliative care experience is preferred.
  • Clinical experience with grief counseling and end-of-life issues is preferred.
  • Knowledge of the Medicare hospice benefit and Conditions of Participation is preferred.
  • Strong clinical counseling and grief support skills are desirable.
  • Strong communication skills and emotional intelligence are desirable.
  • Cultural sensitivity and competence working with diverse populations are desirable.
  • Strong interdisciplinary collaboration abilities are desirable.
  • A deep commitment to the hospice philosophy of care is desirable.

About the Company

Optimal Care

Medicare-certified home health with geriatric care

Optimal Care provides Medicare-certified home health services for seniors using a nurse practitioner-led care model. A nurse practitioner visits patients at home to assess needs and develop a personalized plan that includes programs such as behavioral health, dementia, geriatric, diabetic, wound, and orthopedic care. This setup delivers a wide range of specialty care directly in the home, not just post-surgical or rehabilitation services. Its goal is to keep older adults safe and healthy at home through coordinated, in-home care.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Michigan, United States
Founded
2003

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