Social Worker, Master’s – Hospice Home Visits, full-time float
Faith Hospice is seeking a full-time Master's prepared Social Worker to join our team provide flexible, responsive social work support across the hospice continuum to address emergent needs, facilitate timely admissions, and deliver hospice education in the community.
As a Hospice Social Worker, you will:
- Work a Monday – Friday schedule, 8a – 5pm with participation in the after hours on-call rotation with the Hospice MSW team
o Emergent visits
o Admission sign-ons
o Informational visits
o Ensuring patients and families receive timely access to hospice services and compassionate guidance during critical decision points
- Operate as a resource across teams, supporting staffing gaps, high-volume referral periods, and urgent patient/family needs
The Hospice Social Worker role requires:
- Master’s degree in social work from an accredited school
- Full licensure from the State of Michigan as an MSW (limited license is accepted with the requirement of continuing to work towards full licensure while employed by Faith Hospice)
- Due to the autonomous nature of this position, it also requires a minimum of one year of social work experience in a health care/medical setting with strong knowledge of community-based resources.
- Prior hospice social work experience is highly valued.
- Candidates must also have proof of Michigan driver's license and vehicle liability insurance as well as a reliable means of transportation to make home visits.
If this rare opportunity calls to you, please apply on-line at www.hollandhome.org and click on the Careers tab. We look forward to hearing from you!
ABOUT FAITH HOSPICE:
Since 1995, Faith Hospice has been providing comfort care to those with a life-limiting illness or condition as well as support to their families. Our doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, hospice aides, and volunteers serve patients in a variety of settings. Faith Hospice provides care "wherever our patient lays his/her head down to sleep at night" including private homes, assisted living or skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals. We also provide end-of-life care at Trillium Woods, our beautiful hospice residence in Byron Center. Working in hospice requires a special gift of caring for those patients and families at such a critical time. We understand that passion and seek to add more health care professionals to our team who share this passion as well!
