Hospice Social Worker (PRN)

Our team is looking for an experienced Social Worker (LMSW or MSW) to join our team! **We happily provide 100% employer paid medical, dental, vision insurances and 1X your annual salary life insurance for all fulltime employees!** **RESPONSIBILITIES**: (Included but not limited to): · Develops plan of care in coordination with Interdisciplinary Team and provides social services as applicable through the performance of a variety of services, interventions and modalities · Utilizing a biopsychosocial assessment of the patient and family as the basis for care planning. · Complete initial comprehensive assessment visit within 5 calendar days of admission unless visit declined by patient. · Document visit record electronically within 24 hours of the visit. · Facilitating or co\-facilitating family meetings · Facilitating effective communication between patient/family and the IDT · Advocating for effective team dynamics, including conflict management, wellness and self\-care · Assisting patients with advanced care directives · Debriefing difficult cases or deaths within the IDT · Patient/family psychoeducation regarding coping with illness, normalization of stress, and palliative care options such as hospice services · Identifying and reporting abuse and neglect as mandated by law · Resource identification and referrals; practical assistance; insurance coverage; system navigation; funeral planning. · Documenting assessments, progress, and response to treatment as required by organizational and professional standards. · Improving care delivery for persons with life\-threatening illness · Individual and family counseling specific to the disease process, coping, and planning · Educating IDTs about mental health issues, family dynamics, or psychosocial factors impacting care · Assessing and addressing caregiving resources and needs · Advising IDT members of the maintenance of appropriate and therapeutic boundaries · Crisis intervention including suicide assessment and prevention · Collaborating on discharge planning · Cultivating community relationships and developing community resources · Bereavement care and grief counseling, including anticipatory responses to and processing of grief · Assures that all documentation meets requirements for accuracy and timeliness, and reflects services provided, billing requirements, patient/caregiver needs, and confidentiality. · Adheres to all Agency, state and federal policies and procedures, laws, and regulations which are relevant to job responsibilities. Experience: * Hospice \& palliative medicine: 2 years (Required) Ability to Commute: * Greenwood, SC 29646 (Required) Work Location: On the road