MSW Social Worker

Our Company:

Ohio Valley Hospice

Overview:

Our therapy team executes customized treatment plans that deliver real results and exceed patients' expectations. If you're motivated to give our clients a more positive quality of life we encourage you to apply today.

Responsibilities:
Guides and counsels individuals and families in crisis, ranging from the unemployed to children who need foster homes to elderly people who have no one to care for them
Assists clients in obtaining government funds, education, or treatment
Secures information, such as medical, psychological, and social factors contributing to client's situation, and evaluates these and client's capacities Asks clients to explain problems, such as personal and family adjustments, finances, employment, food, clothing, housing, and physical and mental impairments to determine nature and degree of problem
Helps patient and family through individual or group conferences regarding plans for meeting needs, and aids client to mobilize inner capacities and environmental resources to improve social functioning
Helps client to modify attitudes and patterns of behavior by increasing understanding of self, personal problems, and client's part in creating them
Develops service plan designed to restore patient to optimum social and health adjustment within patient's capacity
Refers clients to community resources and other organizations, and liaises with other social service agencies. Utilizes community resources to assist patient to resume life in community or to learn to live within limits of disability
Prepares patient histories, service plans, and reports. Reviews service plan and performs follow-up to determine quantity and quality of service provided client and status of client's case
Maintains client records in compliance with organizational goals and objectives, as well as external regulatory guidelines
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
A graduate of a master's program in social work (MSW) accredited by the Council on
Social Work Education
OR
A graduate of a bachelor's program in social work accredited by the Council on
Social Work Education. Meets personnel qualifications stated in 418.114(b)(3).
Minimum of one (1) years' experience in health care, hospice experience preferred. Understands hospice philosophy, and issues of death/dying.
Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
Current licensure according to Medicare guidelines to practice in state of operation.
Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or
organization requirements and is in good working order.
About our Line of Business: At Ohio Valley Hospice, our primary ambition is to bring first-class care to the warmest and most serene environment possible: home. We provide the full spectrum of hospice services, thoughtfully tailored to the individual needs of patients and families. As part of the BrightSpring Health Services family of brands, Ohio Valley Hospice is grounded in a foundational commitment to providing exceptional patient care and championing our agency leadership and teams. We are proud to have some of the best and brightest individuals in the health care industry on our team. We are confident you will find purpose, meaning and a chance to make a positive impact from day one. For more information about Ohio Valley Hospice, please visit . Follow us on Facebook.