Job description
Angelic Health is a growing company that values and rewards our employees, recognizes staff contributions, and offers opportunities for growth. Our team members help change lives every day and share a mission of supporting extraordinary care for our patients. If you’re looking for a home you can put your skills and experience to work, make a difference every day and pursue your goals for the future as part of a growing company, join our Angelic Health team!
ANGELIC HEALTH MISSION STATEMENT: To honor our patients and families by caring for them with respect and compassion, being by their side through difficult times.
OUR VALUES: Transparency, Integrity, Reliability, Compassion, Accountability, Flexibility, Innovation, and Creativity.
We're on the lookout for caring and compassionate team members to join Angelic Hospice. For people facing a serious or life-limiting illness or injury, hospice care involves a team-oriented approach to expert medical care, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support expressly tailored to the patient’s needs and wishes. Support is provided to the patient’s loved ones as well.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a
Hospice Social Worker!
Work Hours and Frequency:
The Hospice Social Worker works a full-time, Monday through Friday schedule..
What you'll be doing as a Hospice Social Worker:
- The Social Worker is a professional position responsible for the provision of a wide range of psychosocial services to terminally ill patients and their families, including completing the comprehensive psychosocial assessment and regularly assessing the patient’s and family’s psychosocial needs on an ongoing basis.
- The Social Worker also completes the family’s bereavement risk assessment and provides counseling relative to anticipatory grief issues. Upon completion of the assessment, a psychosocial plan of care is developed with the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and the patient/family.
- It is the role of the Social Worker to implement and continually revise and reassess this plan relative to the psychosocial and potential bereavement issues of the patient and family.
- The social work services provided may include, but are not limited to supportive counseling, problem solving, referrals to community resources, pre-bereavement counseling and support.
What we're looking for:
- Candidate must have earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a graduate school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSW) in accordance with N.J.S.A 45:15BB-1 et seq. and N.J.A.C 13:44G.
- Minimum one (1) year of post-master’s social work experience in a health care setting in accordance with N.J.S.A 45:15BB-1 et seq. and N.J.A.C 13:44G.
- Possess understanding of Hospice philosophy and principles of death/dying, with hospice or home care experience desired.
- Able to assess patient needs and formulate individualized patient care plans to meet those needs.
- Able to work in a field setting and exhibit ability to make sound judgments.
- Must have effective communication, comprehension, documentation, interpersonal and computer skills.
- Possess current license as a social worker by the New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners.
- Must have reliable transportation for field work.
- Provides satisfactory references from employers and/or professional peers.
- Satisfactory criminal background and national sex offender checks.
- Ability to work as part of a comprehensive interdisciplinary team (IDT), and to represent the agency in the community.
- Must maintain a professional attitude and demeanor and be able to communicate effectively and relate courteously and cooperatively with patients, caregivers, colleagues, supervisors, co-workers, and all others supporting the mission and vision of the organization.
- Must be able to demonstrate optimism, enthusiasm, and willingness to work constructively with other team members and reflect concern for the well-being of others.
Additional Job Details:
- Job Type: Salaried/Exempt
ANGELIC HOSPICE – 2021 AWARD WINNER!!
ANGELIC HOSPICE is the proud recipient of the 2021 Fazzi Associates
Hospice CAHPS AWARD OF DISTINCTION!
The Award of Distinction is presented to home health organizations that have demonstrated superior performance in patient satisfaction.
Your safety is our top priority.
We provide COVID-19 training and personal protective equipment (PPE) to all employees.
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