Social Worker - Patient Care - PRN

Join the Heart'n Soul Team. Our Soul Food is our patients and families! Our mission is to intentionally focus our efforts to ensure that everyone has information and access to high-quality, compassionate care when facing a life-limiting illness.

We seek qualified individuals to partner with us at Heart’n Soul Hospice, embrace our mission and be part of a team that serves a higher purpose- patients and families. We are the Employer of CHOICE, Heart’n Soul’s core values are CHOICE…

• C – Compassion First: We care for every patient and family with empathy, dignity, and kindness.
• H – Heart’n Soul Connections: We create authentic bonds by listening deeply, communicating openly, and honoring every story.
• O – Obligation to Act, Listen, and Honor: We Always GO, Always Listen, Always Honor.
• I – Integrity in All We Do: We build trust through honesty, accountability, and the highest ethical standards.
• C – Commitment to Excellence in Care: We are dedicated to quality, innovation, and continuous improvement in patient care.
• E – Empathy in Every Interaction: Because every story and every moment matters.
• Job/Position Description
• Social Worker
• Job Title: Social Worker Dept: Clinical Reports To: Patient Care Manager
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes X No FLSA Status: Exempt Non-Exempt

Position Summary

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

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Social Work from a State accredited program. If employee has a Bachelor's degree and is hired after 12/02/08, must be supervised by a Master's of Social Work (§418.114).

Current State license required in accordance with State regulations

Current State Drivers License

• One year of experience as a Social Worker in a clinical care setting required, hospice experience preferred
• Strong critical thinking, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Must be highly motivated, self-directed, flexible, and able to work well and participate in a multidisciplinary group setting
• Ability to work autonomously
• Experience in EMR a plus
• Working knowledge of community resources
• Must have reliable transportation and provide ongoing valid and current auto liability insurance

Essential Duties

Assess hospice patient to identify psychosocial, grief, financial, environmental and community needs as evidenced by POC documentation, clinical records, team meeting minutes and community resource referrals

Use effective interpersonal relations and communication skills; facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes

Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency/licensing board

Demonstrate commitment, professional growth and competency by maintaining a working knowledge of public and private eligibility standards and requirements

Attend Inter-Disciplinary Group (IDG) meeting, participate in the patient care planning process and collaborates with IDG to promote coordination of patient care

Provide individual patient/family counseling, crisis intervention, information and assistance with preparation of advance directives, funeral planning issues and transfer of responsibilities relative to legal and fiscal issues

Facilitate Community Resources Based on Patient/family Needs

• Accept clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to meet the needs of the patients
• Perform on-call responsibilities and provide on-call service to patients/families as assigned
• In EMR/HCHB, all visits are to be completed and synced same day
• Time Tracker should be reviewed daily and Non-Visit Activity (NVA) expected to be entered when applicable
• Abide by and demonstrate the company Mission and 12 Heart’s Desires through both behavior and job performance on a day-to-day basis
• Participate in all mandatory staff in-services and meetings
• Maintain compliance with internal annual education requirements (Heart to Heart University/Relias)
• Timely submission of all documentation
• Conduct all business activities in a professional and ethical manner

Performance of Other Duties as Required

Ensure overall compliance with local, state and federal laws, Medicare regulations, and established personnel policies and procedures

Working Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Works in patients home in various conditions; possible exposure to blood and bodily fluids and to infectious diseases; ability to work flexible schedule; ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather; PRN emergency call.

Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient needs, and to make quick decisions and resource acquisition; meet patient/family individualized psycho social needs. Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

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.

Employee Acknowledgment

I acknowledge by my signature that I have read and understand the duties and responsibilities, physical demands, and work environment of the position and all other standards expected of me.

I understand this job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by me in this position. Nothing in this job description restricts the right of an authorized person to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

I also understand that nothing in this job description is meant to create a contract of employment or alter in any way the employment-at-will status of the employee in this job.

It is this Agency's policy to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, religion, military status, gender preference, sex, marital status, national origin or disability.