Hospice Social Worker

Part Time, 20 Hours Per Week

Licensed Bachelor or Master's Level Social Worker. Will participate in on-call rotation which may include occasional weeknights and weekends.

Primary function is to provide coordinated care in the homes to patients of all age groups and perform psychosocial assessments, analysis, counseling and referrals to meet the needs of the patient/family.

Essential Functions

• Assess hospice patient to identify psychosocial, financial, environmental and community needs a s evidenced by POC documentation, clinical records, a team meeting minutes and community resource referrals.
• Use effective interpersonal relations and communication skills; facilitates the use of the these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
• Meet mandatory continuing education requirement of the agency/licensing board.
• Demonstrate commitment, professional growth and competency by maintain a working knowledge of public and private eligibility standards and requirements.
• Promote Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meeting, participate in the patient care planning process and collaborates with Interdisciplinary Team to promote coordination of patient care.
• Accept clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to meet the needs of the patients.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education: Bachelors or Masters Degree in Social Work from a State accredited program. If has a Bachelor's degree and is hired after 12/02/2008, must be supervised by a Master's of Social Work (§418.114).

Experience: One (1) year social worker experience in a health care agency.

Skills: Working knowledge of community resources. Good interpersonal skills. Hepatitis profile.

Licensure: Current Texas Certification; Texas Driver's License

Transportation: Reliable transportation. Valid and current auto liability insurance

Environmental and Working Conditions:

Works in patient homes in various conditions. Occasional exposure to infectious diseases; ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather.

Physical and Mental Effort:

Prolonged standing, walking and sitting required; requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient/family needs; and to make quick decisions and resource acquisition; meet patient/family psychosocial needs.

Job Type: Part-time

Expected hours: 20 per week

Ability to Relocate:

• El Paso, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: On the road