Social Worker Hospice

About the position

The Social Worker position at Amedisys is a part-time role focused on providing essential social work services to patients and their families in a homecare setting. The role emphasizes emotional support, effective coping strategies, and communication with healthcare team members to ensure comprehensive care. The Social Worker will assist with health-related financial, social, and emotional concerns, contributing to the overall well-being of patients in their homes.

Responsibilities

• Assists the patient and family with health-related financial, social, and emotional concerns and assists with effective coping skills.
• Provides social work services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Ensures that changes in the patient's clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and the care center office staff in a timely manner.
• Educates the patient and family members and other team members on medical social work interventions and treatment plan.
• Performs care planning, transfer, and discharge functions.
• Identifies risks or threats to the patient's health in the patient's environment and promptly implements appropriate interventions to reduce risks.
• Communicates identification of risks/threats to the patient to the physician and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate care effectively.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Holds a master's or doctorate degree from a school of social work, accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• Has one year of social work experience in a health care setting.
• Meets state and federal requirements for this position.
• Current CPR certification.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Caregiver leave
• Employee assistance program
• Gym membership
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Mileage reimbursement