Job Overview
About Meridian Palliative & Hospice Care Services
We are a growing hospice, palliative, and home health organization. Innovation is key; it is important to us to improve quality of life in ways others haven’t. Meridian affirms life. Transitions can be difficult, but by acting as a strong foundation for our patients and families to lean on, they can easily achieve a pain-free, quality life.
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Job Description:
- Conduct a psychosocial assessment as part of the comprehensive assessment within 5 day of admission to the hospice program. This includes emotional, social, financial and environmental resources and to identify appropriate psychosocial problems, interventions and goals for the patient’s plan of care.
- Participate in IDG meetings and the development of the patient’s plan of care.
- Observe, record and report changes on the patient’s emotional and social factors that are being affected by the patient’s illness and his/her need for care and his/her response to treatment.
- Maintain and submit written clinical records as deemed by the Agency, including the initial evaluation, the care and daily notes.
- Evaluate the patients and family’s response to, and effectiveness of, the medical social work intervention.
- Confirm, on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits with the patient’s Care Managers to facilitate coordination of other staff visits.
- Participate in IDG and QAPI meetings and activities.
- If the patient/family declines Social Work services, the Social worker continues to offer support to the IDG in it’s care of the patient and to monitor the patient/caregiver’s evolving needs.
- Participate in discharge planning, as needed.
- Assume responsibility for self-development by continually striving to improve his/her Medical Social Worker practice through formal education, attendance at workshops and conferences, active participation in professional and related organizational meetings, and/or individual research and reading.
- Assess the patient’s/family members’ ability to cope with the patient’s dying.
- Act as a consultant to the members of the health team, assisting them in understanding the social, emotional and environmental factors related to the patient’s health problems.
- Help patients to utilize the resources of their families and the community.
Qualifications:
- Licensed Social Worker- Master’s Degree from a School of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 – $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location
