Healthcare, Mental Health, Home Care

Eugene, United States | Posted on 05/20/2024

• Job Speciality Social Worker;
  Home Health;
  Hospice
• Country United States

Sage Group Health Care  Staffing is seeking Hospice Social Worker for a 13-week travel/ contract position in Eugene, OR. Accepting both local and traveler candidates.

Position Name:
Hospice Social Worker

Specialty: Home Health, Hospice

Start Date : ASAP

Employment Type: Full-time, Travel,Contract, Temporary

Contract Length: 13 weeks-Accepting Local and Travel Candidates

Pay Rate:

Range $2000 to $2160 Weekly Gross pay (Non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)

Mileage Reimbursement: $0.50/mile for distance covered between patient home appointments

Unit: Home Health, Hospice

Shift: 8 Hours;
Days, 8a – 5p

• Hospice Social Worker: 1 years
  - Required
• Recent/Current Home Health Hospice experience: 1 year
  - Required
• Home Care Home Base (HCHB) charting experience - preferred
• Must have valid
  
  Driver’s License and Personal Auto Insurance
• Must be Covid Vaccinated or provide medical or religious exemption

• Masters degree in Social Work (MSW) – Required
• License (LMSW, CSWA or LCSW) - Required
• BLSCertification from AHA or American Red Cross
  - Required

• The Hospice Social Worker provides preventive, educational,and evaluative and treatment services to meet the psychosocial needs of hospice patients and their families, to help them improve, restore, and maintain theirmaximum level of coping.
• Explains hospice services and Medicare benefits to patient sand families; obtains Informed Consent and Election of Benefits documents as requested.
• Submits appropriate documentation and paperwork to facilities at the completion of patient visits; documentation is completed and submitted timely according to company policy.
• Participates as a member of the IDT, including development and implementation of the plan of care.
• Provides psycho-social support and counseling services tothe patient and family; supports the involvement of external counseling resources commensurate with patient/family needs and scope of practice.
• Assists in identifying the need for intervention of otherIDT members.
• Effectively communicates patient and family needs to IDT.
• Collaborates with IDT to coordinate psycho-social care and support for the patient and family to ensure appropriateness, continuity, and quality of care.
• Completes initial and ongoing psycho-social assessments for patients; identifies and all addresses concerns/ issues
• Supports and facilitates advanced planning including living will/ POA documents, funeral arrangements, memorial services, and body/ organ donation.
• Provides grief counseling and bereavement support.