Part-Time Hospice Medical Social Worker- Salt Lake City

Job Details:
Level: Experienced;

Job Location:

Murray, UT 84107;
Position Type:
Part Time;
Education Level: Graduate Degree.

Rocky Mountain Care is seeking a Social Worker (MSW) experienced in hospice to join our amazing team in Salt Lake City and provide social work services for our patients.

• Assesses psycho-social status of client and social and emotional factors related to the client’s illness, need for care, and response to treatment.
• Provides direct social casework services to clients and families including assisting with goal setting, counseling, and planning and providing interventions.
• Advises agency personnel, clients, and families of appropriate community resources, their eligibility criteria, and regulations.
• Participates in the development and periodic renewal of the client’s plan of care.
• Observes and reports to the case manager, the response of the client to treatment and changes in his condition.
• Maintains verbal and/or written communication with other personnel involved with care of the client.
• Maintains appropriate and timely client care records including observations, treatments, client response to treatment, and changes in client’s condition.
• Attends and participates in appropriate client care conferences, staff meetings, and agency committee meetings.
• Thorough knowledge of social work principles and methods.
• Knowledge of individuals and group behavior and ways of working effectively with adults, children, and families who have social, economic, emotional, or health problems.
• Ability to exercise independent professional judgment in complex situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients and families, staff members, outside agencies and institutions, and the general public.

• Valid Idaho MSW License
• Compassionate with a "5-star quality care" mindset
• Can act independently but must also recognize that a team provides care for each patient and is willing to be a contributing team player
• Prior home health experience preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skill