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Bachelor of Science
Social Work
Hospice Social Worker
Assessed client and family factors to estimate capacity to cope with terminal illness and death.
- Supervised home care social workers and provided supervised visits and document review.
- Created suicide prevention contract, staff education program and resources for psychosocial team.
- Collaborated with other service providers furnishing contract services to clients as needed.
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year at this job
Sociology / Social Welfare
Master of Arts
Hospice Social Worker
Conducted initial and ongoing psychosocial assessments to determine the needs of terminally ill patients and their families
- Coordinated patient goals and treatment as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Provided referrals to community resources for identified needs
- Facilitated support groups for families of hospice patients
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year at this job
Social Work
Hospice Social Worker
Participated in weekly Interdisciplinary Care Team meetings and assists in developing, reviewing care plans, admission and discharge as needed
- Participated in patient care meetings, training programs and other events as appropriate and needed
- Documented all services in appropriate charts and records
- Established and maintains a relationship with patient and family at monthly home visits
- Provided ongoing counseling to patient and family
- Assesses patient physical, psychological, social and environmental status, identifies problems and appropriate interventions
- Attended patient burial ceremony
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Arts Management
Social Work
Home Health/hospice Social Worker
- Assessed and addressed crisis situations, caregiving concerns, and safety issues.
- Completed timely documentation, and actively participated in team meetings.
- Evaluated coping responses, provided short-term counseling, and promoted healthy coping strategies.
- Performed home visits and assessed financial and insurance situations, and completed charity paperwork.
- Provided education to patients and caregivers about community resources and assisted with accessing available resources.
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year at this job
Master of Arts
Ministry
Hospice Social Worker
Provided support to active hospice patients from initial contact with the agency through the patients hospice stay.
- Visited hospice patients in their nursing home settings to assess their status and needs
- Participated in therapeutic team meetings to report on and discuss patient status
- Collaborated with hospice medical staff to establish and modify, when necessary, client focused hospice services
- Completed documentation according to agency standards
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Psychology
Social Work
Hospice Social Worker
Provide social work, grief counseling and bereavement intervention to hospice patients and their families in both home and facility settings. Assist families with challenging end of life decisions and personal care options including residential program admissions
- Introduce hospice agency to newly referred patients and their families and complete admission documentation
- Participate in agency marketing activities including scheduled presentations and meetings with referral sources
- Facilitate out-of-home inpatient respite admissions to contracted nursing facilities
- Co-chaired the planning committee for the agency's yearly memorial service
- Mentored Master of Social Work intern
Candidate Info
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Associate of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
Hospice Social Worker
Active member of interdisciplinary team providing hospice social work services to patients in their homes and nursing homes
- Assessed patient and family understanding of end of life issues and coping with terminal illness
- Competed therapeutic life reviews with patients
- Provided emotional support to patient and family
- Assist patient and family with funeral arrangements
- Provided education regarding children and grief
- Provided short term grief therapy
Candidate Info
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years at this job
Social Work
Hospice Social Worker
Evaluated social, spiritual and emotional factors in the dying process.
- Assisted patient and family in locating resources to support them in their home.
- Maintained clinical documentation in the patient's medical record.
- Worked as an active member of interdisciplinary team.
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years at this job
Associate of Arts
Master of Arts
Social Work
Hospice Social Worker
Performs initial psychosocial, emotional and bereavement assessments and assists in the development and implementation of goal directed Interdisciplinary Group care plans.
- Provides short term crisis intervention for individuals and families when indicated.
- Develops and maintains contact with appropriate community agencies and services in order to promote interagency cooperation and to facilitate related referrals.
- Maintains a caseload and delivers care in a cost effective manner that demonstrates an understanding of hospice reimbursement methodologies.
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Political Science
Social Work
Hospice Social Worker
Assessed/Evaluated patient/family psychosocial/bereavement needs.
- Provided crisis intervention and individual/family counseling as part of the IDT Plan of Care.
- Identified/Advocated/Referred patient/families to appropriate community, resources/agencies where appropriate.
- Collaborated and shared knowledge of resources with other staff and volunteers.
- Facilitated placement transfers, discharge planning.
- Attended deaths and supported families/staff/team.
- Served as a liaison to ensure continuity of care for families between direct care and bereavement services.
- Promoted an environment that supports the dignity and self-worth of the individual.
- Participated in IDT meetings, in-service, education, community and bereavement education and support groups.
- Served as Interim Clinical Manager for nursing home/assisted living team.
- Served as a field supervisor/role model for Master's level social work interns.
Candidate Info
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months at this job
Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
Hospice Social Worker
Work in close collaboration as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide proper patient treatment
- Provide patients and their family's education regarding end of life topics to further their understanding of factors underlying patient health problems
- Link patients to community resource referrals to meet their identified needs
- Provide socialization, life review and education surrounding disease process for patients
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years at this job
Psychology
Social Work
Hospice Social Worker and Sales Representative
- Worked with multi-disciplinary team serving terminally ill patients.
- Conducted psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, bereavement counseling, and assistance in accessing community resources.
- Provided on-call emergency services to patients and their families in their homes.
- Liaison to community organizations and targeted referral sources to identify, educate, and enroll prospective VITAS clients.
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Leadership
Social Work
Master of Arts
Regional Hospice Social Worker
Assesses each patient/family's unique social and emotional needs, including assessment of coping with the illness by the patient/family and the need for supplemental or community resource
- Provide follow-up interventions based on assessments
- Provide short-term crisis intervention with limited individual or family support as determined by the psychosocial assessment, family input, and the interdisciplinary plan of care
- Participates as a member of a intra- and interdisciplinary team, provide input into the patient care planning in order to maximize continuity of care
- Complies with state, federal, and professional confidentiality standards
- Assist patient/family in completing advance directives and communicating provisions to family members
- Assist patient/family members with final arrangements as approved by patient and/or family
- Complies with relevant Missouri statutes and case law the affects the provision of hospice care
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years at this job
Child
Social Work
Hospice Social Worker & Bereavement Coordinator
Collaborated with other professionals to resolve crisis, evaluate patients' overall medical and psychological well being and to advocate identified needs.
- Engaged clients and patients in individual and group sessions to help them overcome dependencies, recover from illness, and cope with loss.
- Facilitated support groups for family members to assist them in their bereavement journey throughout the end of life process.
- Referred patient, client, or family to community resources related to financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education as they recover from mental or physical illness.
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Master Of Clinical Social Work
Hospice Social Worker, MSW, LCSW
- Provide psychosocial counseling and pre bereavement support to patients with terminal illnesses and their families
- Identify and address comfort care needs in collaboration with other members of the care team
- Assist patient/family and staff in utilizing community resources
- Participate in interdisciplinary group(IDT) meetings to establish, review and revise plan of care for each patient
- Support, instruct and educate the patient, family and caregiver while maintaining the dignity of the patient during end of life
- Assess patient and family social and emotional factors in order to estimate their potential to cope with terminal illness and death
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years at this job
Social Work
Social Work
Hospice Social Worker
Assesses the social, financial, physical, resource and emotional needs of patients and families
- Supports and educates patients and families regarding end of life issues and advanced care planning
- Documents patient/family visits and phone calls and develops and updates individual care plans for patients/family
- Attends and participates in interdisciplinary team meetings for patient/family care planning
- Assesses bereavement issues and provides education and support for grief work
- Identifies concurrent crises and makes appropriate referrals
- Participates in patient chart audits
- Provides internal and external education programs on Hospice and end of life social service topics
- Attends on-site care plan conferences for patients we serve at facilities
- Uses social work lead as a clinical resource and for assistance in caseload management
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years at this job
Communication
Social Work
Medical Hospice Social Worker
- Communicates psychosocial information when the level of care
- Addresses patient/family questions and issues
- Identifies support systems available to reduce stress
- Assesses caregiver's ability to function adequately
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