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Medical Social Worker (MSW), Hospice - Per-Diem

Assisted Home Health & Hospice

Lompoc, CA | Per Diem

$69k-83k (estimate)

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Medical Social Worker (MSW), Hospice - Per-Diem

$69k-83k (estimate)

Per Diem | Skilled Nursing Services & Residential Care 1 Week Ago

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Assisted Home Health & Hospice is Hiring a Medical Social Worker (MSW), Hospice - Per-Diem Near Lompoc, CA

Great and Rewarding Career Opportunities making a difference in the lives of People….
Join the Assisted Home Health and Hospice Family!
We treat diverse communities, each with unique needs, and our clinical and non-clinical staff reflects that.Assisted Offers Our Employees a Unique Employment Package:

Affordable medical (company pays 95% of costs for the employee), dental and vision benefits package (HMO, PPO, and HSA).
Company matched 401K (up to 6% of your annual salary can be matched)
We’ll empower you to reach your highest levels of personal and professional development by providing tuition education reimbursement.
Vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays package* (accrued time off benefit varies for full time and part time).

What you will do:

Assess emotional factors related to terminal illness.
Assess need for counseling related to risk assessment for pathological grief.
Assess the patient / family’s psychosocial status, potential for risk of suicide and / or abuse or neglect.
Assess environmental resources and obstacles to maintaining safety.
Assess special needs related to cultural diversity including communication, space, role of family members and special traditions.
Identify developmental level of patient/family and obstacles to learning.
Assess caregiver’s ability to function adequately in care of the patient.
Consult and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in development and revision of the plan of care.
Involve the patient/family in the plan of care, addressing questions and issues, identifying obstacles to compliance and assisting in understanding of goals of interventions.
Connect the patient, family and caregiver with community resources, as needed and assesses patient/family ability to access.
Provide social services including, but not limited to, short-term counseling, crisis intervention, assistance with education and preparation of advance directives, funeral planning issues and transfer of responsibilities regarding fiscal, legal and health care decisions.

Skills, education, and experience:

Master of Social Work degree from a school of social work accredited or approved by the Council on Social Work Education.
Current CPR, TB and health clearance and core competency per skills checklist.
At least one year of experience in social work in a health care setting.

A full job description is available upon request.Diversity candidates and veterans are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.