Job Description
Job Location: Coastal Hospice at the Lake - Salisbury, MD 21801Education
Level: Graduate Degree
Salary Range: $60,000.00 - $85,000.00 Salary
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- - - Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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- - - - Provides social work services to patients and families in collaboration with other IDG members, volunteers and community resources
- - - - Provides a consistent high quality hospice experience for every patient and family served by soliciting and identifying patient and family goals while complying with established social work visit structure
- - - - Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of the patient’s psychosocial care plan
- - - - Provides assessment, planning, intervention and ongoing evaluation of psychosocial function to meet assigned patient and family needs/goals by:
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- - - - - Making recommendations to members of the IDG and volunteers on ways to support the patient and/or family
- - - - - Assisting patients and families with personal and environmental difficulties
- - - - - Actively participating in IDG and family meetings to provide input on patient care and team support
- - - - - Providing patient/family counseling related to planned health care services
- - - - - Utilizing community resources to assist the patient/family to meet goals
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- - - - Communicates timely and effectively with the appropriate Team Leader/designee, physicians, patients, families, contracted vendors and community resources.
- - - - Coordinates with other members of the team the change in level of care or location of assigned patients.
- - - - In collaboration with Chaplains, provides bereavement support to families when appropriate.
- - - - Develops and provides education to Coastal Hospice staff, volunteers and community members regarding the emotional and social dimension of hospice patients.
- - - - Maintains continuity and consistency of care by:
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- - - - - Recording all pertinent information in a concise, effective manner according to organizational standards
- - - - - Completing documentation in the patient’s electronic medical record by the end of the assigned work day
- - - - - Providing hand off communication according to established policy and procedure
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- - - - Promotes high quality patient care and team operations by:
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- - - - - Functioning within Coastal Hospice Policy and interdisciplinary care model in meeting team goals
- - - - - Supervises social work interns (BSW and MSW) as requested by the Team Leader and/or Social Work Resource Coordinator; supervision of BSW vs. MSW will be assigned based upon licensure and experience
- - - - - Maintaining effective professional relationships with referral sources, community agencies and other health care partners
- - - - - Participating in the on-call rotation for weekday and weekend coverage as assigned
- - - - - Utilizing Medical Social Work Resource Coordinator for complicated patient/family issues or concerns related to the Social Work discipline
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- - - - Works collaboratively with other social workers to meet program needs.
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- - - Other Requirements:
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- - - - Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent within the guidelines of ADA, FMLA, OSHA and other federal, state and local laws
- - - - Flexibility in schedule to manage frequency and duration of visits based on patient/family needs
- - - - Must be able to lift and carry up to fifty (50) pounds with or without the use of assistive devices
- - - - Understand and comply with Coastal Hospice’s mission, values, vision, policies and Employee Handbook
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- - - Coastal Hospice complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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Qualifications
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- - - Education and Work Experience Requirements:
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- - - - Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited school
- - - - 2 years’ experience in hospital, long term care or hospice setting preferred
- - - - Current LMSW license in the state of Maryland; LCWS-C preferred
