Social Worker (SW)

Job Description Salary Range: $37 - $39 / Hour Who We Are We are VITAS Healthcare, the nation’s leading end-of-life care provider since 1978. Our hospice organization kickstarts careers in caring, promotes from within, and provides a nationally recognized best-in-class employee experience. What You’ll Do As a hospice social worker, you will provide emotional and logistical support to patients and their loved ones during an important and vulnerable time. You will ensure VITAS patients reach the end of life with their affairs in order, honoring their wishes for finances, funeral arrangements, and more. WHERE YOU’LL WORK Each day is different for our social workers. You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, which may be a private residence or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility. What’s Expected From You VITAS social workers honor the trust of our patients and center others in their work. In addition to having your social work license, reliable transportation, and at least one year of social work experience in a health care setting, you'll approach your work with the traits that make the VITAS Difference: Commitment, Compassion, and a Can-do Attitude. Job Requirements Ability to travel per job requirements. Thorough knowledge of community resources or the desire/ability to obtain this knowledge. Knowledge of key psychosocial issues prevalent with terminally ill patients and their family/caregivers, including the knowledge of effective psychosocial interventions to address those issues. Capacity to relate and work well with others as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Excellent listening and communication skills. Ability to be an effective patient and family advocate- both within the patient/family unit, within the core IDG, and within community agencies and the like. Provide emotional and psychological support to patients and families. Offer counseling and crisis intervention services. Provide bereavement support and grief counseling. Educate patients and families on the emotional and psychological response to the illness progression Qualifications Masters of Social Work required from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, unless grandfathered in per the 2008 Medicare Hospice Condition of Participation At least one year social work experience in a health care setting. Experience as a social worker with the terminally ill and their families, preferred Experience in providing counseling and support to patients and families. Empathy and compassion in dealing with seriously ill patients and their families. Equivalent experience of licensure may be considered where allowable by State Regulations. Minimum State Requirements For The Following States AL: Licensed Bachelors of Social Work (LBSW) CA: BSW cannot be used as the core SW. CT: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) DC: Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) DE: Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) FL: BSW GA: Licensed Master Social Worker IL: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) MO: Baccalaureate Social Worker (BSW) NJ: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) OH: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) PA: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) TX: Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) VA: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) WI: Social Worker Certificate EOE/AA M/F/D/V Benefits Include Competitive compensation Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts Life insurance 401(k) plan with numerous investment options and generous company match Cancer and/or critical illness benefit Tuition Reimbursement Paid Time Off Employee Assistance Program Legal Insurance Roadside Assistance Affinity Program

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