Top 10 Hospice social worker Jobs in Kentucky

Social Wkr MSW
St. Elizabeth Healthcare —Edgewood, KY
- Full-time
- Master of Social Work
- Hospital
- HIPAA
- Health insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
Medical Social Worker Float Louisville Market
Oak Street Health —Louisville, KY
- $43,888 - $91,052 a year
- Full-time
- Master of Social Work
- Float pool
- Adults
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Network For Hope —Lexington, KY
- Full-time
- Marketing
- Hospital
- Mid-level
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Hospice Social Worker (Masters Level)
Hospice Of Hope, Inc —Maysville, KY
- Monday to Friday
- Background check
- Pass drug screening
- Mid-level
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Licensed Social Worker MSW Part Time
Amedisys, Inc. —Middlesboro, KY
- $25.00 - $27.50 an hour
- Part-time
- CPR Certification
- Master of Social Work
- Doctoral degree
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Hospice of the Bluegrass Inc —Florence, KY
- PRN
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- Hospital
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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The ALS Association —Louisville, KY
- $50,649 - $79,346 a year
- Full-time
- Nursing
- Mid-level
- Bachelor's degree
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Social Wkr MSW

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Edgewood, KY

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Job Details

Full-time

Benefits

Internal mobility program
Health insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off
Flexible schedule
Retirement plan

Qualifications

Master's degree in social work
Master of Social Work
Certified Social Worker

Full Job Description

Engage with us for your next career opportunity. Right Here.

Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

Benefits That Support You

We invest in you — personally and professionally.

Enjoy:

Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
Retirement savings with employer match
Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary:

The Social Worker MSW provides social work intervention, and proactive discharge planning support to patients and their families. Provides psycho-social assessment and appropriate input into the plan of care. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to ensure timely interventions to support the patient transition to the next level of care at the point they are medically ready to transition. Works with post-acute care providers to ensure coordinated and timely patient transitions.

Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Description:

Coordinates and optimizes throughput activities to optimize high risk patient outcomes including:

Completes thorough chart review upon referral and throughout patient’s stay.
Attends Bed Huddles and Care Conferences daily to promote throughput activities.
Provides information to Care Coordinator and Charge Nurse related to pending and confirmed discharges to leadership and the Logistic Center to assist in Throughput throughout patient’s hospitalization.
Participates in ongoing communication with physician and interdisciplinary team to develop a collaborative relationship aimed at improving clinical treatment goals and appropriate and timely discharge for the patient.
Proactively educates patients upon referral about advance directives, options for post-acute services and community resources available to them at discharge.
Completes proactive initial and ongoing psychosocial assessments that holistically assess the patient for potential complex post- acute needs. (i.e. assesses for abuse/neglect/substance abuse/mental health/homeless/end of life/ lack of payor/ facility placement issues.)
Provides support to patients with issues related to adjustment to illness and assists in securing support for them post hospitalization.
Identifies hospital and community based resources which will meet patient/family needs and provides referrals and advocacy in obtaining services.
Maintains active interaction with the patient/family throughout the treatment/discharge planning process in efforts to keep them apprised of discharge planning activities.
Proactively makes appropriate referrals to internal and post-acute service providers to ensure continuity of care during and post hospitalization.
Provide expertise to the team in developing treatment and discharge planning strategies for frequently admitted patients.
Assists in the procurement of services and serves as an advocate on behalf of patient/family for scarce resources.
Maintains high team standards by addressing coordination problems within the functioning of the healthcare team.
Identifies and escalates any issues that relate to LOS/Throughput/Readmission management.
Provides to patients, families, and hospital staff education regarding post- acute services (LTACH, acute rehabilitation, nursing facility, hospice, etc.) Opportunities for conducting education may include patient families at bedside, one-on-one staff education, and unit department meetings.

Documents throughput/ discharge planning activities according to departmental policies.

Completes data collection via designated software for all patients.
Identifies and documents all social work intervention and discharge planning activities in appropriate software.
Communicates only appropriate necessary information on chart applicable to the referral source in accordance with HIPPA guidelines
Maintains skills and knowledge as appropriate to the medical social work role.
Participates in continuing education to fulfill licensure requirements.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

Graduate of an accredited masters’ school of social work (MSW).
Licensed as a Certified Social Worker (CSW) to practice social work in the state where work is being performed.
Meets contact hour requirements for licensure, including all state required courses.

Specialized Knowledge:

Knowledge of psychosocial issues re: health related problems and post-acute care needs.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to coordinate care well with an interdisciplinary team.

Kind and Length of Experience:

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.

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