Per Diem MSW in San Francisco - $50 - $60/hour

Qualifications

• Education/credentials in Master of Social Work, Associate Social Work license, or LCSW
• 1 year of experience in social work, medical social work, or related field
• In depth understanding of the implications of illness, home health, hospice and the dynamics of grief
• Demonstrates working knowledge of psychosocial interventions, community resources and social service programs
• Possess written and verbal communications skills to explain sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences, including non-medical people
• Well-developed time management and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize assignments and work within standardized operating procedures
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team with nurses, chaplains, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, among other providers.
• must have and maintain a valid CA driver license, satisfactory driving record, and auto insurance coverage
• General knowledge of computer applications, such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Outlook), electronic health records (EHR)
• Bilingual preferred (Cantonese or Mandarin)
• Per diem (flexible on start time and end time)
• Must be willing to work in San Francisco where patients are located

Job Summary:

• Join Asian Network Pacific Home Care and Hospice in supporting and serving a unique and diverse population with compassionate and dignified care. The ideal candidate will be a Per Diem Medical Social Worker serving San Francisco. This candidate will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team. The candidate will collaborate with patients to identify, monitor, and collaborate on short term and long term goals to support their medical crisis and/or end-of-life journey. This position comes with a competitive salary, flexible schedule, hybrid model, and hours with clinical supervision to work towards your licensure.
• The population includes working with patients in home health undergoing a medical crisis and in hospice facing end-of-life issues
• This position will require on site patient visits in patient homes or facilities. Telehealth visits to caregivers will also be required. Meetings and documentation can be done remotely.
• Candidate is an integral member of a multidisciplinary team consisting of doctors, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, chaplains, and CNAs
• Competence and comfort with compassionate lens working with families in medical crisis, older adults, the disabled and/or the terminally ill
• Assesses psychosocial needs of patients/families, and develops plan of care to assist patients and families/caregivers to cope with short term and long term goals, including but not limited to psycho-social issues, social and caregiving support/assets, bereavement risk and support, among others
• Implements and knowledge of psychosocial interventions, including crisis intervention, suicide and risk assessment, grief/bereavement counseling, problem solving, stress management and developing healthy coping strategies
• Assesses patient’s financial and social assets and eligibility for community resources, complete resource linkage and make referrals as needed, advocate for patients to receive appropriate social services
• Collaborates with patients, families, and team members to identify goals and plan of care that will help patients and families restore their psychosocial functioning. Monitor and implement goals and track progress
• Gains confidence and cooperation from the patient and family/support group, and other healthcare providers through competent patient assessment, attentive monitoring and care, and effective communication
• Provides education to help patients and families access appropriate services such as caregiver resources, advanced care planning, funeral arrangements, financial and insurance resources, long term facility placement, and needs related to end-of-life issues
• Coordinates/consults exchange of information between patient, family, clinical staff, and community providers/resources.
• Participate and attend in-service training programs, department meetings, case conferences, multidisciplinary team meetings
• Completes all required documentation in accordance with regulations and office standards

Benefits

• Paid Sick Time Off

Company Information:

Asian Network Pacific Home Care, is ranked among the top 3% of Home Health Agencies in the United States.

Asian Network Hospice is dedicated to comforting patients and their families and improving quality of care at the final stages of life with compassion and dignity.

Founded in 1991, Asian Network provides culturally sensitive end of life care and home health to the Asian community in the greater Bay Area. There is a great need for access to health care within the Asian community and we strive to overcome language and cultural barriers, with an emphasis on respect of cultural differences and traditions.

Our multilingual and multicultural licensed professional staff, comprised of skilled and talented registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, medical social workers and home health aides serve people of all ethnic backgrounds. Our services are offered in the following counties: Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara and Contra Costa.

Pay: $50.00 - $60.00 per hour

Expected hours: 24 per week

Work Location: In person