What are the responsibilities and job description for the Master Social Worker - Hospice position at Hospice Promise?
Do you want to make a difference with in-home end-of-life process?
Come join Hospice Promise and make a difference to with patient and family care!
Hospice Promise is family owned and operated and has been servicing the valley for over 12 years!
Our entire team is committed to make the end-of-life process with individualized care as well as a holistic approach.
Job Responsibilities
Come join Hospice Promise and make a difference to with patient and family care!
Hospice Promise is family owned and operated and has been servicing the valley for over 12 years!
Our entire team is committed to make the end-of-life process with individualized care as well as a holistic approach.
Job Responsibilities
- Direct all daily patient social service operations including providing direct oversight of the establishment and implementation of social service policies.
- Ensures compliance with all state, federal, and CHAP social service regulatory requirements.
- Directs the implementation of improved work methods and procedures to ensure social services are delivered in accordance with policy.
- Ensures seamless home care service delivery by providing direct oversight of coordination of care with other clinical service providers.
- Supervises the assessment, planning implementation, and evaluation of social service clinical care by members of the social work team.
- Assures proper documentation of social services in clinical records in compliance with state, federal, and CHAP standards.
- Provides leadership in strategic planning including identifying opportunities for additional or improved services to address unmet customer needs.
- Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of the field of social work and shares information with appropriate organization personnel.
- Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of Hospice Promise LLC contractual relationships and ensures that social services are delivered according to contract provisions.
- Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of community resources and assist referral sources in accessing community resources should service not be provided by Hospice Promise LLC.
- Plans and implements in-service and continuing education programs to meet the development needs of social service personnel.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
- Must be able to load, unload, move and place patient equipment of 50 pounds during shift.
- Must be able to load and unload medical supplies into car and into patient home.
- Must be able to bend, twist, reach and pull during shift.
- Must be able to operate a computer during shift.
- Must be able to drive during shift.
- Must be able to exchange accurate information with patients and their families.
- Must be able to be stationary and in a sitting position during shift.
- Must be able to walk throughout the office and patient homes during shift.
- Must be able to complete tasks, including learning, remembering, focusing, categorizing, and integrating information for decision making, problem-solving, and comprehending.
- Master's degree in social work. Meets personnel qualifications stated in
- 418.114(b)(3).
- At least three (3) years management experience preferably in home care operations.
- Demonstrates an ability to supervise and direct professional and administrative personnel.
- Ability to deal tactfully with customers and the community.
- Knowledge of corporate business management, governmental regulations and CHAP standards.
- Demonstrates good communications and public relations skills.
- Demonstrates autonomy, organization, assertiveness, and flexibility and cooperation in performing job responsibilities.
- Personal car for travel and valid driver's license.
- Carry personal auto liability insurance coverage.