The Care Team: The care you deserve and the support you need.

Join our growing team! The Care Team Hospice is seeking a Part-Time Medical Social Worker to serve patients in Grand Rapids, MI, and the surrounding areas. We specialize in providing compassionate Home Care and Hospice services in both homes and facilities. If you’re looking for a meaningful and rewarding opportunity, we encourage you to apply today.

Why Join The Care Team?

• Engaging company culture

• Competitive compensation and excellent benefits

• 401k with company match

• Opportunities for growth through training and supportive leadership

• Independence, autonomy, and flexibility

• Innovation with industry-leading systems and technology

Key Responsibilities

As a Hospice Social Worker, you will provide a wide range of social work services to patients and families, including emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial support. You will play an integral role on the Hospice IDG (Interdisciplinary Group) by:

• Performing initial assessments and assisting in care plan development

• Conducting ongoing reassessments and providing counseling as needed

• Offering short-term crisis intervention and family counseling

• Supporting patients and families through issues of death and dying

• Serving as an advocate for the patient/family unit

• Participating in bereavement services and community outreach

• Coordinating with community agencies and referral sources

• Documenting visits, assessments, and interventions clearly and on time

Additional Expectations

• Attend staff meetings, IDG conferences, and trainings as assigned

• Participate in orientation and ongoing professional development

• Adhere to Hospice policies and maintain professional standards

• Exhibit the Hospice philosophy in all interactions and care delivery

• Complete clinical notes for all services provided within 48 hours

• Maintains the agency's mission, philosophy, and core values.
• Ensures compliance with agency policies and procedures regarding operations/processes, including but not limited to those regarding patient care, patient complaints, incidents, safety, and emergency management.
• Always maintains patient confidentiality, including all HIPAA regulations.

Regulatory Requirements

• Licensed or registered in the State of Michigan.
• Must pass a criminal background check & MVR check.
• Completed health statements acknowledging the ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Valid state drivers license.
• Proof of current automobile insurance.
• TB testing per agency policy;

Industry experience

• Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgments. Ability to respond appropriately to crises outside of a hospital setting. Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural, and religious modes.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a social worker, preferred. Active patient contact within the past three years is preferred.

EDUCATION:

• MSW Degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), and one year of experience in a health care setting.
• Baccalaureate Degree in social work (BSW) from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE, and one year of experience in a health care setting and be supervised by an MSW from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE and who has one year of experience in a health care setting. If the BSW is employed by The Care Team before December 2, 2008, he/she is exempted from the MSW supervision requirement.
• Have a Baccalaureate Degree in psychology, sociology, or other field related to social work, and at least one year of social work experience in a health care setting and be supervised by an MSW from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE and who has one year of experience in a health care setting.

Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to or from this job at any time. It is not designed to contain nor be interpreted as a comprehensive account of all the responsibilities or qualifications required of an employee assigned to this job. These job duties may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.