Certified Social Worker

Hosparus Health starts with a compassionate team, committed to our mission of creating more moments for our patients facing advanced illness or end of life care. Our premier model of care supports patients and their families with a holistic, team-based approach, wherever the patient chooses to call home. Hosparus Health empowers its people to provide the care our patients want to receive, with a level of service we describe as “above and beyond.” Don’t just find a job. Join our team and help us create more moments for our patients and enrich our communities with compassionate care.

Certified Social Worker 

Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00pm

Social Work Position Summary: 

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, provides social work services to patients and families as assigned. Services include: assessment, emotional support, assistance with financial and other social service needs, support and guidance regarding end of life decisions, legal affairs, and family assistance in planning for care giving.

Social Work Position Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conducts psychosocial assessment in context of social, environmental, and functional factors of patient and family.
• Implements psychosocial interventions identified in the interdisciplinary plan of care related to care giving, end of life decisions, advocacy, resource acquisition, nursing home placement, etc.
• Provides emotional support to patient and family.
• Demonstrates effective communication and relationship building skills with patient/family.
• Provides closure and planning with patient/family at time of transfer or discharge.
• Provides bereavement follow up after death as determined by IDG.
• Demonstrates effective communication, relationship building skills, and coordination of care with IDG and Hosparus Health staff to achieve quality outcomes.
• Participates in development of the interdisciplinary plan of care and evaluation of progress towards goals and interventions, and facilitates patient/family participation. 
• Participates in on-call services and/or responds to requests for psychosocial/emotional/spiritual care outside normal business hours. 
• Identifies roles for volunteers and other services, when appropriate.
• Supervises interns/students, as assigned.
• Completes psychosocial assessment in a timely manner.
• Documents contacts with/on behalf of patient/family that are concise and reflect assessment, planning, interventions, evaluation and closure according to timeliness standards.
• Submits all other required/requested documents within a timely manner.
• Reflects productive and efficient practice in daily work, according to departmental goals and expectations.
• Serves as professional resource for psychosocial related issues.
• Demonstrates effective communication and relationship building skills with social services and advocacy leaders and agencies.
• Provides community education and outreach upon request.

Social Work Position Qualifications: 

• Must have Master’s degree in Social Work.
• Must be a Certified Social Worker in Kentucky or Licensed Social Worker in Indiana, as indicated.
• One year social work experience in health care is preferred.
• Must have a valid driver’s license in accordance to policy.
• Use of technology-based tools, including electronic medical record, strongly preferred.

Hosparus Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.