Hospice Social Worker; PRN

Embrace Home Health & Hospice provided pay range

This range is provided by Embrace Home Health & Hospice. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$24.00/hr - $36.00/hr

At Embrace Hospice, we believe Hospice care is more than a service—it’s a calling. Every day, our team brings comfort, dignity, and peace of mind to patients and families facing life’s most delicate moments. With compassion at our core, we create a workplace where kindness leads, voices are heard, and every role carries purpose. If you’re looking to make a difference in the lives of others while being part of a team that feels like family, we’d love to welcome you.

The Licensed Social Worker in a hospice setting is responsible for providing comprehensive psychosocial support to patients and their families, ensuring they receive the necessary emotional, social, and practical resources throughout the end-of-life journey. This role involves assessing patient and family needs, developing care plans, and coordinating with the hospice care team to deliver holistic care.

• Conduct initial and ongoing psychosocial assessments of patients and families.
• Provide emotional support, counseling, and crisis intervention as needed.
• Assist patients and families in understanding and coping with the emotional, social, and practical aspects of terminal illness.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans based on psychosocial assessments.
• Collaborate with the hospice interdisciplinary team (physicians, nurses, chaplains, volunteers) to ensure coordinated care.
• Participate in regular team meetings to discuss patient care and update care plans as necessary.
• Identify and connect patients and families with community resources, support groups, and services such as financial assistance, legal aid, and bereavement support.
• Assist with advance care planning, including the completion of advance directives and other legal documents.
• Advocate for the needs and wishes of patients and families within the hospice team and with external agencies.
• Ensure that patients’ rights and dignity are maintained throughout the care process.
• Provide bereavement counseling and support to family members before and after the patient’s death.
• Facilitate support groups and educational sessions on grief and loss.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of all patient interactions and interventions in accordance with hospice policies and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all state and federal regulations related to social work and hospice care.

• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Adheres to specific State Association for Home Care Code of Ethics.
• Conforms to all applicable Agency policies and procedures.
• Participates actively in continuing education and in‑services.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information and business trade practices.
• Assumes the care of the patient, optimizing his/her comfort and dignity, when appropriate.
• Possesses adequate knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid and insurance standards to ensure reimbursement for all services rendered.

• Organizational skills
• Ability to supervise in accordance with Hospice’s policies and applicable laws.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Time management
• Ability to handle emotionally charged situation with sensitivity and professionalism.
• Advanced interpersonal communication (written and verbal)
• Basic math skills related to patient care.
• Knowledge of end‑of‑life issues, grief and bereavement
• Competence in crisis intervention and counseling.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment.

Demonstrates the basic knowledge and skills necessary to identify age specific patient needs appropriate for this position.

• Cooperates fully in all risk management activities and investigations.
• Keeps abreast in changes in health care law.
• Maintains Agency/program compliance with local, state and federal laws.

• Education:
  
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