Job Description
We are looking for Medical Social Workers for our Hospice department in Santa Barbara! We pay $81 per/routine visits and $86 per/eval visits. We have full and part-time (per-diem) available! Assisted offers great and rewarding career opportunities making a difference in the lives of people.
Join our team and love what you do!
Help others. Make a difference. Be proud.
Assisted Offers Our Employees a Unique Employment Package:
- Affordable medical, dental and vision benefits package.
- Company matched 401K (up to 6% of your annual salary can be matched)
- A very generous referral bonus – earn up to $600* per referral.
- We’ll empower you to reach your highest levels of personal and professional development by providing up to $6,000* tuition education reimbursement.
- Vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays package*
* Internal policy provides detailed information regarding these benefits. Full policy is provided upon request.
What you will do: - Assess emotional factors related to terminal illness.
- Assess need for counseling related to risk assessment for pathological grief.
- Assess the patient / family’s psychosocial status, potential for risk of suicide and / or abuse or neglect.
- Assess environmental resources and obstacles to maintaining safety.
- Assess special needs related to cultural diversity including communication, space, role of family members and special traditions.
- Identify developmental level of patient/family and obstacles to learning.
- Assess caregiver’s ability to function adequately in care of the patient.
- Consult and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in development and revision of the plan of care.
- Involve the patient/family in the plan of care, addressing questions and issues, identifying obstacles to compliance and assisting in understanding of goals of interventions.
- Connect the patient, family and caregiver with community resources, as needed and assesses patient/family ability to access.
- Provide social services including, but not limited to, short-term counseling, crisis intervention, assistance with education and preparation of advance directives, funeral planning issues and transfer of responsibilities regarding fiscal, legal and health care decisions.
Skills, education, and experience: - Master of Social Work degree from a school of social work accredited or approved by the Council on Social Work Education.
- Current CPR, TB and health clearance and core competency per skills checklist.
- At least one year of experience in social work in a health care setting.
A full job description is available upon request.
Diversity candidates and veterans are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, Part time,