Social Worker

About the job

Elite Home Health & Hospice is hiring a medical social worker (BSW or MSW) for its interdisciplinary team, serving patients in both home health and hospice. The social worker helps patients and families deal with the social, emotional, financial and community resource needs that come with illness and changes in care.

Elite is part of The Pennant Group, a holding company whose separately run subsidiaries operate home health and hospice agencies plus senior living communities.

What you'll do

• Complete psychosocial assessments and identify what patients and families need
• Help patients get past barriers to their health care goals and connect them with community resources
• Counsel patients on adjustment, chronic illness, disability, money worries and caregiver stress
• Coordinate care with physicians, nurses, therapists and community partners
• Help with advance directives and health care planning, and teach families about available services
• Give emotional support and counseling to hospice patients and families, including help through grief
• Help families plan for end of life, and take part in hospice team meetings and care planning
• Offer advocacy and crisis intervention, and help with transitions of care and discharge planning
• Keep documentation accurate and on time under agency policy and regulations

What you need

• A bachelor's degree in social work (BSW); an MSW is also welcome
• Knowledge of community resources, health care systems and psychosocial assessment
• Strong communication, organization and people skills
• Able to work on your own while collaborating with the team
• A valid driver's license, dependable transportation and proof of auto insurance

Preferred

• A current Idaho social work license, or the ability to get one
• Experience in health care, home health, hospice, a hospital, case management or a related social work setting

Schedule

• Flexible scheduling with independence in the field

Benefits

• A benefits package
• Mileage reimbursement
• Chances for growth and professional development