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Holland Home lists this Social Worker | MSW | Hospice opportunity in byron center, Michigan. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
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Description
JOIN US - OPEN INTERVIEW EVENT - FAITH HOSPICE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, NOON - 5PM
8214 PFEIFFER FARMS DRIVE SW, BYRON CENTER, MI 49315
Social Worker, Master's - Hospice Home Visits, full-time
Faith Hospice is seeking a full-time Master's prepared Social Worker to join our team to provide support to patients, families, and caregivers by offering emotional support, information, education, long-range care planning, short-term counseling, and assistance with identifying and accessing resources.
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
• The primary focus is on:
o Performing psychosocial care assessments
o Developing a care plan with the interdisciplinary group along with patient/family/caregiver for assigned hospice patients
o Provide psychosocial and emotional support to patients, families, and caregivers including making social work visits, providing counseling for issues related to death, dying, and grief, crisis intervention, etc
o Educate to explain hospice Medicare benefit and complete sign on paperwork as necessary to facilitate admission to hospice
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 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!
Worksite address
byron center, MI, 49315, US
Who can apply
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