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Vitas Healthcare - Daytona Beach, FL
posted 2 months ago
About the position
The Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) plays a crucial role within the interdisciplinary team, focusing on assessing and addressing the psychosocial needs of patients and their families. This position involves developing psychosocial outcomes, providing psychoeducation, supportive counseling, and casework interventions to enhance the quality of care. The LMSW also participates in the interdisciplinary plan of care, ensuring comprehensive support for patients and families, and may supervise other team members or interns.
Responsibilities
- Perform bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessments of patients and families.
- Develop psychosocial outcomes to alleviate identified symptoms.
- Provide individual and family supportive counseling.
- Refer patients and families to appropriate community resources.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the patient medical record.
- Attend weekly team meetings to plan care.
- Participate in patient case conferences.
- Provide psychosocial education and consultation to the interdisciplinary group.
- Participate in psychosocial supervision meetings and training sessions.
- Provide bereavement care, including group activities.
- Participate in on-call rotation for psychosocial support.
Requirements
- Masters of Social Work from an accredited school.
- At least one year of social work experience in a healthcare setting.
- Experience with terminally ill patients and their families is preferred.
- Knowledge of community resources and psychosocial issues related to terminal illness.
- Excellent listening and communication skills.
- Ability to advocate effectively for patients and families.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in hospice or palliative care settings.
- Familiarity with state-specific licensing requirements.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance program
- Legal insurance
- Roadside assistance
- Affinity program
