What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Social Worker position at Holland Home?
Social Worker, Master’s – Hospice Home Visits, full-time
Faith Hospice is seeking a full-time Master's prepared Social Worker to join our team and provide support to patients, families, and caregivers by offering emotional support, information, education, long-range care planning, short-term counseling, and assistance with identifying and accessing resources.
As a Hospice Social Worker, you will:
- Conduct thorough assessments of social and emotional factors/issues:
- Family dynamics
- Financial and environmental issues
- Bereavement needs
- Patient/family/caregiver goals and communication styles
- Develop and implement the care plan in conjunction with the interdisciplinary group (IDG)
The Hospice Social Worker role requires:
- Master’s degree in social work from an accredited school
- Full licensure from the State of Michigan as an MSW (limited license is accepted with the requirement of continuing to work towards full licensure while employed by Faith Hospice)
- Due to the autonomous nature of this position, it also requires a minimum of one year of social work experience in a health care/medical setting with strong knowledge of community-based resources.
- Prior hospice social work experience is highly valued.
- Candidates must also have proof of Michigan driver's license and vehicle liability insurance as well as a reliable means of transportation to make home visits.
If this rare opportunity calls to you, please apply on-line at www.hollandhome.org and click on the Careers tab. We look forward to hearing from you!
ABOUT FAITH HOSPICE:
Since 1995, Faith Hospice has been providing comfort care to those with a life-limiting illness or condition as well as support to their families. Our doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, hospice aides, and volunteers serve patients in a variety of settings. Faith Hospice provides care "wherever our patient lays his/her head down to sleep at night" including private homes, assisted living or skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals. We also provide end-of-life care at Trillium Woods, our beautiful hospice residence in Byron Center. Working in hospice requires a special gift of caring for those patients and families at such a critical time. We understand that passion and seek to add more health care professionals to our team who share this passion as well!