Social Worker - MSW

The Denver Hospice has an immediate opening for a Social Worker - MSW required (LSW or LCSW preferred).

LOCATION: Denver Metro

STATUS: Full-time

SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm and on call

PAY RANGE: $63,273 - $79,726

Supplemental Pay

Based on position, schedule and/or availability: Paid Mileage/Shift Differentials/Stipends/Overtime

Mileage and Expense Reimbursement

Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of the highest in the industry!

Culture, Benefits and Perks

• We value engagement, community, and outreach initiatives and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming and supportive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued.
• We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two, free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life.
• Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000
• Healthcare Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following date of hire
• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay): 18 days in the first year for FT team members
• Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total

Compensation

• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Career & Logo wear
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Clinical Career Ladders
• Certification Pay
• Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
• Team Member Service Awards
• Early Wage Access
• Legal and Identity Protection
• Robust Leadership Development Training Programs

Rewarding Work You Will Do

Provides clinical psychosocial support to patient and family/caregiver in accordance with patient preferences, goals, and needs. The position works collaboratively with the Interdisciplinary Team/Group (IDT/IDG) as well as with facilities and agencies in the community.

• Works with Admissions Department to facilitate smooth transition from palliative services to hospice services.
• Completes initial and on-going psychosocial assessment of patient and family/caregiver, to include the patient’s history, ethnic background, cultural & religious beliefs and the implications for the Plan of Care (POC).
• Establishes goals based on assessment and mutual agreement with patient and family. Serves as a contact and/or advocate for patient/family and other providers.
• Assists patient and family to prepare for, and cope with, disease progression, loss, aging and death.

Assesses and assists patients with advanced directives and care planning.

• Evaluates patient and family psychosocial needs; provides consultative intervention with the individual and/or family as part of the Plan of Care (POC). Provides appropriate referrals to community resources.
• Conducts mental health screenings for patients using standardized mental health tools. Provides brief psychotherapy interventions for depression and/or anxiety for patients.

Collaborates with IDT/IDG and referral source on mental health intervention and disposition needs to other mental health providers as needed.

• Develops a comprehensive discharge plan in collaboration with patient, family, staff and referral agencies which identifies patient needs and preferences. Assists with discharge planning, financial matters and community resources as appropriate.

What We Are Going to Love About You

• Minimum Education: Master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of Social Work.
• Minimum Experience: One (1) year of social work experience in a health care setting.
• Required License: Current Colorado Social Worker license (LSW or LCSW) preferred. MSW must be willing to work towards licensure. Current CPR certification based on individual affiliate requirements. Valid Colorado state driver’s license and proof of auto insurance.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift/push/pull minimum of 30 lbs.

Care Synergy is a network of mission driven, nonprofit healthcare organizations dedicated to caring for very ill, frail, and primarily elderly individuals by keeping them at home and out of the hospital while maximizing comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

The Care Synergy enterprise includes a group of collaborating nonprofit Affiliates across Colorado’s Front Range that share resources, expertise, and infrastructure to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Collectively, the enterprise generates approximately $100 million in annual revenue and serves thousands of individuals and families each year through hospice, home health, palliative care, CAPABLE, wellness, and PACE programs.

Across the Care Synergy network, the organizations provide significant community impact, including more than 7,000 hospice patients served annually, more than 2,000 palliative care patients, more than 355,000 hospice days of care each year, and more than $1.6 million in charitable care provided annually.

Care Synergy affiliated programs include The Denver Hospice, Pathways Hospice, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, CAPABLE, and Superior Medical Equipment, along with PACE programs including Colorado PACE and Pathways PACE.

If you need assistance completing the electronic application please contact our Talent Acquisition team via email at cs-recruitment@caresynergynetwork.org. You may also call the Human Resources Department at (303) 228-5647. Applications can be completed in-person at any one of our affiliate office locations.

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications.