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Northern Light Home Care and Hospice
Department: Hospice - Aroostook County
Position is located: Northern Light Home Care and Hospice Presque Isle
Work Type: PRN
FTE: 0.000100 (Per Diem)
Work Schedule: No Hours Assigned
Summary :
The Licensed Social Worker functions as a member of an inter-disciplinary team and provides services that are necessary to resolve social and emotional problems that are or are expected to be an impediment to the effective treatment of the client’s medical condition or rate of recovery. Services provided may include but are not limited to, bio-psychosocial assessment and evaluation of factors impacting the client’s ability to participate optimally in the treatment plan, providing education and linkage to additional financial and community resources, advocacy, counseling services to the client and short term counseling to caregivers in an effort to address clear and direct behaviors or actions that serve as a barrier to optimal medical treatment or rate of recovery. The Licensed Social Worker confers and collaborates with physicians in implementing the home care treatment plan. Performance reflects the mission and values of Home Care & Hospice.
Responsibilities:
Social Work Practice- Collaborates with members of the healthcare team to provide integrative care for all clients through assessment, care plan development, and evaluation of client outcomes as supported by completed documentation. • Initiates a systematic, accurate and ongoing comprehensive assessment of needs of the client, family, and/or significant other. • Demonstrates competency in the fundamentals of case management. • Develops and implement a POC based on identified needs and Agency protocol. • Receives timely authorization for any deviation from Agency protocols prior to initiating POC. • Initiates actions directed toward achieving expected outcomes. • Collaborates with others to evaluate and modify the POC based on client outcomes. • Adheres to discipline specific clinical practice standards. • Acknowledges the value of and participates in the interdisciplinary team meetings and utilizes services according to standards of care. • Provides service and produces work at or above expected levels of quality and consistent with agency defined quantitative standards. • Documents accurately, completely and in accordance with Agency policy. • Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to provide care to the age groups served. Performs additional duties as required or assigned.
Other Information :
Current license to drive in the state of Maine, with reliable transportation and agency required auto liability insurance. Must be able to travel within assigned region, or statewide, depending on the position.
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Working Conditions
Full Time
$55k-68k (estimate)
04/20/2023
06/08/2024
northernlight.co.uk
Brewer, ME
<25
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