Hospice Social Worker; LMSW, LCSW - HomeCare

Hospice Social Worker (LMSW, LCSW) - Home Care

Location Detail:
81 Meriden Ave Bradley Memoria (10003)

Every day, almost 40,000 Hartford Health Care employees come to work with one common aim:
Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network as a Hospice Social Worker. Hartford Health Care at Home, the largest provider of homecare services in Connecticut, has been fulfilling our mission for more than 115 years. Our Person-Centered Care Model allows employees to learn and grow within our organization while providing integrated support to patients.

As part of Hartford Health Care, we leverage cutting‑edge technology to deliver quality care in the client’s home, and our employees are appreciated for the real differences they make in the lives of clients and their families.

The Social Worker provides services to patients, their caregivers, and families that are needed to assist the patient and/or family with solving personal, social, and financial problems that may interfere with the patient’s, caregiver’s, and family’s quality of life. Social‑work interventions are provided under the direction of a physician and in accordance with the plan of care.

• Provides culturally sensitive, non‑judgmental end‑of‑life care before and after death.
• Conducts comprehensive assessments and evaluations of patient, caregiver, and family psychosocial needs and connects them with community resources as needed.
• Assesses needs, strengths, and coping skills; identifies support systems and community resources to reduce stress and facilitate coping with end‑of‑life care.
• Makes appropriate community referrals in accordance with patient and family preferences.
• Assesses patient’s appropriateness for Live‑Alone Program and regularly evaluates patient and caregiver ability to provide safe care.
• Assesses environmental and financial resources and makes referrals as needed.
• Provides social‑work interventions and ensures psychosocial assessments address issues impacted by terminal diagnosis and symptoms.
• Conducts ongoing assessment during any contact or interaction related to the patient, caregiver, and family.
• Provides short‑term individual and family counseling for specific problems or symptom relief.
• Provides advocacy and ensures interventions are initiated according to patient and family preferences.
• Enhances the strengths of the family system and refers for ongoing bereavement services.
• Maintains dignity of the dying patient and the grieving family, supporting unique spiritual and cultural beliefs.
• Provides holistic family‑centered care across treatment settings and appropriate crisis intervention as needed.
• Assists with decision‑making and care planning, prepares advance directives, and provides information for funeral planning according to preferences.
• Assists IDG in understanding emotional factors and helps team members address issues in accordance with patient preferences.
• Reports abuse and neglect to the primary team and appropriate community protective agencies.
• Documents evaluations, assessments, and interventions; writes clinical notes after every contact with basic content, progress, and future plans.
• Completes plans of social work treatment including goals, intervention plans, and implementation; updates MSW physician orders; participates in Plan of Care development and revision.
• Maintains professional knowledge through education, workshops, and in‑services; participates in continuing education required by state and federal regulations; provides in‑service training as needed.
• Ensures strategic community visibility and development goals are met; responds to community requests for information and education; participates in public speaking engagements; serves as liaison to community extended‑care facilities and inpatient providers.

• Master’s degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education with a minimum of three (3) years clinical experience in Social Work preferred.
• Maintains current state license for LCSW, if applicable.
• Knowledge of social‑work ethics and accepted practice…