Hospice Medical Social Worker, Homecare Department - Full-Time, Days

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, University of Chicago Medicine, as a Hospice Medical Social Worker in Home Care.

The Hospice Medical Social Worker contracted or employed through the Agency is responsible for providing medical social worker services to patients and families to resolve, social, emotional and/or financial problems which impeded the effective treatment and care of a patient’s medical condition. The Hospice Medical Social Worker will also be responsible for planning, implementing, and maintaining the Hospice Volunteer Program. These services will be provided in compliance with all CMS, Illinois Department of Public Health, and Joint Commission regulations and standards and must be in adherence to all agency policies

Essential Job Functions:

• Interviews/assesses patient and/or family regarding social, financial, and environmental factors.
• Performs patient assessments in the patient’s place of residence and/or on the Hospice in-patient unit.
• Obtains necessary medical, psycho-social, and other insights from appropriate personnel to assist in determining and meeting patient needs.
• Communicates to other home care or hospice team members concerning any social, emotional and/or environmental circumstances which may affect the patient’s response to treatment.
• Informs patient and/or family of community agencies and resources available to assist with patient’s needs. Make referrals and forwards necessary medical and social information to those resources, as required, to ensure continuity of care.
• Assesses patient’s overall psycho-social needs and participates in the development of the total plan of care for the patient.
• Develops a treatment plan with measurable goals based on evaluation results, prognosis, patient, and family and/or caregiver needs.
• Communicates the plan of care to the interdisciplinary team.
• Adjusts goals and treatment plan as necessary to meet the patient, family, and/or caregivers’ changing needs.
• Maintains appropriate clinical records, clinical notes, and updates the interdisciplinary team as needed. All records will be submitted in accordance with Agency policy.
• Identifies patient needs for additional community resources and refers as necessary.
• Manages, in conjunction with the Hospice MD and Registered Nurse, the discharge and transfer of Hospice patients via ambulance from the In-patient Unit to their home as needed.
• Communicates effectively with team members, staff, other health care professionals, patient, family and caregiver to achieve optimum care for patient, facilitate team interaction, and positively represent the Agency.
• Attends and contributes to in-services, case conferences, interdisciplinary group meetings, and other meetings as required by the Agency to ensure coordinated and comprehensive patient plan of care.
• Serves as Hospice Volunteer Program Coordinator.
• Coordinates the delivery of the Hospice Volunteer Program including, recruitment, onboarding, training, scheduling, tracking and reporting of volunteer hours.
• Participates in the Joint Commission survey process and supports the successful accreditation of the Agency.
• Assures psycho-social assessment of patients/families/caregivers in the hospice program is completed and that appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner in accordance with regulation and policy.
• Committed to one hundred percent (100%) patient and family satisfaction by always exhibiting a courteous and helpful manner during interactions with others, including patients, families, visitors, physician, and co-workers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• A current Illinois license as a clinical social worker.
• Two years of clinical experience as a social worker, including education or one year of experience as a Hospice social worker. Home Care or Hospice experience is preferred.
• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and current automobile insurance and has availability of personal and dependable mode(s) of transportation to conduct home visits.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in volunteer coordination.

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time, (1.0 FTE)
• Shift: Day Shift, 8 hours/day
• Work Location: Harvey, IL
• Unit/Department: Ingalls Home Care
• CBA Code: Non-Union 

Why Join Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.  The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

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