What are the responsibilities and job description for the Per-Diem - Hospice Social Worker (LMSW) position at OpusCare?
About the Company:
OpusCare is the fastest growing Hospice Company in South Florida, Texas & Georgia . We pride ourselves in providing excellence in Hospice & Palliative services since 1991 throughout Miami Dade and Monroe in Florida and now in San Antonio & Corpus Christi, Texas also in Conyers, Austell and Macon, Georgia. We are dedicated to providing patients and their families excellence in palliative care and support services when faced with a terminal illness. We provide a customized individual program where “Dignity Care” is our number one priority. OpusCare strives to meet the patient’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs and provides support for the entire family during the illness and for at least one year after a patient’s death. Most hospice care is provided at home, where people most want to be when they are ill. In addition, hospice care can also be provided in a nursing or residential facility and in certain circumstances, in a hospital or hospice management residence
Job Summary
A hospice Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) provides emotional support, psychosocial assessments, counseling, crisis intervention, and care coordination for patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families. The social worker collaborates with physicians, nurses, chaplains, hospice aides, and other members of the interdisciplinary team to promote comfort, dignity, and quality of life.
Key responsibilities
- Conduct psychosocial assessments of hospice patients and their families.
- Provide emotional support, counseling, and crisis intervention to patients and caregivers.
- Assist families with end-of-life planning, advance care planning, and difficult transitions.
- Provide grief, bereavement, and anticipatory grief support.
- Coordinate community resources, financial assistance, caregiver support, and referrals.
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and develop individualized plans of care.
- Document assessments, interventions, and progress in accordance with hospice policies and applicable regulations.
- Conduct home, facility, and bedside visits as needed.
- Advocate for patients' rights, dignity, comfort, and personal preferences.
- Support families during the dying process and following a patient's death, as appropriate.
Qualifications
- Active Georgia LCSW license in good standing.
- Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE-accredited program.
- Experience in hospice, palliative care, healthcare, geriatrics, or end-of-life counseling preferred.
- Strong communication, assessment, counseling, and documentation skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team.
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation for patient and family visits, if the role requires travel.
Pay: From $60,000.00 per year
Experience:
- Social work: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- Licensed Social Work (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 75% (Required)
Work Location: On the road
Salary : $60,000