Coastal Hospice invites you to join a team of caregivers who are committed to promoting dignity and quality of life for patients and families who face life-limiting conditions. In your role as Palliative Care Team Social Worker you will:

• Meet with potential patients and families to discuss palliative care services and how the program could meet their needs.
• Conduct Advanced Care Planning with patients and their families.
• Provide emotional and psychological support to patients and families when needed.
• Connect patients and families with community resources and support services.
• Act as a liaison with local referral sources.
• Provide a consistent high-quality experience for every patient and family served by helping to identify patient and family goals.
• Provide patient and family counseling when identified necessary by palliative care providers.
• Communicate needs and other information in a timely and effective manner with the Palliative Care Team, providers, patients, families and community resources.
• Introduce the concept of hospice care with patients and families when appropriate.
• Participate in weekly departmental team meetings.
• Provide education on the Coastal Palliative Care program to the community and referral sources when requested.
• Maintain continuity and consistency of care by:
  • Recording all pertinent information in a concise, effective manner according to organizational standards
  • Completing documentation in the patient’s electronic medical record by the end of the assigned work day
  • Providing hand off communication according to established policy and procedure

• Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited school
• 2 years’ social work experience preferably with varied community resource knowledge and contacts
• Current LCSW or LCSW-C Social Worker license in the state of Maryland

Coastal Hospice offers you:

• Competitive wages
• A rewarding work experience
• Generous paid time off
• 403B Retirement Plan with employer match

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Coastal Hospice is an equal opportunity employer. As an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), Coastal Hospice employs, retains, promotes, terminates and treats all employees and job applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications and competence without regard to race, sex, religion, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or other non-job related factors.