What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker - Hospice PRN position at Augusta Health Brand?
The Hospice Social Worker identifies social and emotional problems impacting the patient's medical condition and helps the patient to establish goals along with developing a social work plan of care. Knowledge and use of community resources is essential in addition to close collaboration with members of the hospice team and coordination of care with community agencies and other health care providers. Hospice social work documentation of evaluation visits and progress notes are completed as part of the patient’s Medical Record. The hospice social worker participates in discharge planning, interdisciplinary conferences, in-service programs and acts as a resource for other hospice team members.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in social work, psychology, sociology or other related field required
- Masters degree in Social Work preferred
- At least one (1) year of social work experience in a health care setting required
- Previous home care experience preferred.
- Competence to deal with clients of varying ages and stages of development is required.
Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:
- Insurance package including health, dental, and vision
- Retirement savings helping you to plan for your future
- Generous paid time off to promote work life balance
- Free onsite parking
- 24/7 armed security to ensure your safety
- Shift and weekend differentials
- Flexible scheduling
- Clinical ladder career path program
- Shared governance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Onsite child care
- Augusta Health Fitness Reimbursement Program
- Individualized orientation with dedicated preceptor
- Onsite credit union
- Employee discounts including the cafeteria, gift shop, pharmacy, and movie tickets
Equal Opportunity
Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.