Hospice Medical Social Worker Liaison, MSW
Residential Home Health and Hospice Northbrook, IllinoisLocation Northbrook, Illinois
Company Residential Home Health and Hospice
Job Type Full time
Date posted 07/17/2024
Job Description
At Residential Home Health and Hospice (‘Residential’), we’re looking to add to our extraordinary care team. Grounded by our belief that outstanding care is best delivered in a team-based environment, our Hospice Medical Social Worker Liaison will partner with our field staff and leaders to provide the best support to the patients that we serve.
With our 20-year track record, Residential is a strong leader in the industry. We are consistently named a Top Workplace by our employees and genuinely care where you are in your career path.
Our high value rewards package:
- Up to 23 paid holiday and personal days off in year one
- 401k plan with matching contributions
- DailyPay: Access your money when you want it!
- Industry-leading 360 You™ benefits program
- Company paid emotional health and wellness support for you and your family
- Adoption assistance
- Access to Ramsey SmartDollar
Certain benefits may vary based on your employment status.
What you’ll do in this role:
- Assess the psychosocial status of patients and families/caregivers related to the patient's terminal illness and environment and communicate findings to the registered nurse and other members of the interdisciplinary group as well as appropriate hospital staff
- Provide an assessment of each patient’s identified residence and assistance when this is not safe and another plan is required
- Carry out social evaluations, including family dynamics, caregiver abilities, communication patterns, high risks for suicide, neglect, or abuse and plan intervention based on evaluation findings
- Counsel patient and family/caregivers as needed in relationship to stress and other identified coping difficulties
- Maintain clinical records on all patients referred to social work in hospital and hospice charting systems
- Educate patients and families on, and assist in, preparation of advanced directives
- Serve as liaison between patients and families/caregivers and community agencies
We are looking for compassionate Hospice Medical Social Worker Liaison with:
- Master’s in Social Work from graduate school accredited by the Council of Social Work.
- Minimum of one year of social work experience in a healthcare setting
- Must hold, in good standing, a license as a Medical Social Worker issued by the state in which you work.
- Experience working with death and dying
- Ability to work as a member of interdisciplinary group
Questions? Call us at (888) 444-0454.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
NOTICE: Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is part of our background process, which includes medical and recreational marijuana.
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JR# JR240503
Jennifer Quinones Hospice Nurse
"The support from staff, supervisors, and Medical Directors is great. The education is top notch, too. They always want to give us more, so we can be the best there is. I tell people I can't believe how much time I wasted before coming to work here!"
Wendy Bongero Sr. Vice President of Operations, Hospice
“Leaders who don’t listen to the people on their teams are blowing a huge opportunity. No one knows better than the clinicians what our patients need.”
Carrie Dodge Sales
Residential’s positive culture has given me the confidence to expand my skill set and grow in my career.