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Job Description – Hospice Team Social Worker
Hospice of Central New York and The Finger Lakes is hiring Social Workers to join our team!
Social Workers are part of a dedicated, compassionate, Hospice interdisciplinary team. They play a vital role in helping patients and caregivers with social, emotional, and practical challenges through the end-of-life journey.
Team social workers will:
– Complete psychosocial assessments and develop an individualized and unique plan of care along with patients and families.
– Provide community resources, education regarding Advanced Directives and offer expertise in problem solving and coping, involving caregiving and decision making.
– Throughout their relationship with patients and their families, team social workers will provide anticipatory grief counseling and offer interventions to assist in the grief process.
– Social workers will participate in weekly interdisciplinary group meetings, complete all required documentation and participate in organization wide education.
Hospice care primarily takes place within a patient’s home but may include residential settings such as comfort care residences or group homes. Hospice of Central New York and The Finger Lakes serve patients within four counties in Central New York (Onondaga, Cayuga, Oswego and Madison)
Candidates must excel in working with diverse communities and within a variety of settings.
*All Hospice Social workers are cross trained to each social work position within the agency to assist the organization in times of staffing needs*
Schedule:
- Full-Time; 40 hours per week
- Monday-Friday, days
- On-call and Holiday coverage on rotation
Qualifications and Skills
- LMSW from a Social Work program accredited by the Council on Social Work (CSWE); L.M.S.W., L.C.S.W. or eligible
- Post-Master’s experience in medical social work, grief counseling, hospice and or community health preferred
- New M.S.W. graduates who are L.M.S.W. eligible will be considered for a position commensurate salary. Licensure must be obtained with 12 months of hire date
- Excellent counseling, advocacy, and collaboration skills
- Valid NYS Driver’s License and reliable transportation required
Salary Range: $31.30 to $34.84 per hour
What we offer:
- Medical insurance (select from four (4) different options to best suit your needs)
- Dental and Vision insurance
- 403(B) Retirement Plan Savings
- Employer Contribution to 403(B)
- 15 vacation days for the first year of employment, 12 sick days, 4 personal days, and 6 paid holidays
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account with employer contributions
- Employer provided Group Term Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, and Accidental Death & Personal Loss insurance
- A variety of supplemental & ancillary insurances
- Retention Bonuses
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Monday through Friday work schedule
- Six months of comprehensive training and experienced 1:1 mentoring
- Monthly Remembrance Services and Quality of Life opportunities for care of your heart, mind, and soul
Apply now!
