About Job

CareFirstNY is a non-profit organization that provides hospice services, grief support and community counseling to residents of Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties in New York State.

We're seeking a compassionate and dedicated LPN to join our Hospice team!

Benefits include:

Health Insurance (3 options)
Employee Wellness Program - Earn Up to $200 Per Year
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Account
Health Savings Account
401k Plan With Up to 6% Match
Employer-Paid Life Insurance
Employer-Paid Long-Term Disability
Voluntary Add-On Coverages: Term Life and AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Accident Insurance, Specified Disease
Over 4 Weeks PTO In First Year of Employment
10 Employer-Paid Holidays
Long-Term Illness Bank
$200 Annual Scrub Allowance
Training and Education Assistance
Employee Recognition & Rewards
And MORE!

Summary: The Social Worker is responsible for assessing and implementing the Plan of Care to address the psychosocial, emotional, coping, caregiving, and grieving needs of all Hospice patients and family and/or primary caregiver in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Group.

Duties include:

Provide clinical social work services to patient/families admitted to hospice including but not limited to personal counseling, group (family) counseling, crisis intervention, and benefit determination, advocacy of patient/family needs, information and referral
Performs psychosocial assessment on each patient/family
Coordinate psychosocial needs and services with and for the patient/family/PCG and other resources available to the patient/family/PCG
Share in assessment, information visit, admission, service availability, treatment plan designs, implementation of services and evaluation responsibilities of the team
Assist with nursing home application and placement
Knowledge and understanding of state and federal regulations relating to hospice and palliative care
Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance guidelines
Participate in interdisciplinary group meetings to update patient/family plan of care as needed
Participate in quality assurance program and perform chart audits as assigned
Works with and collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary team as indicated
Maintain accurate, timely, and detailed documentation according to agency guidelines
Expectation of point of service documentation in patient care setting
Participate in programs of professional development related to hospice
Participates in staff development
Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Degree in social work obtained by successful completion of a prescribed course of study at a school of social work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education and the Education Department, and current certification or license by the Education Department to practice social work in the state of New York*. One year of social work experience in a health care setting, along with knowledge of Federal and State hospice/home care regulations preferred.

*Consideration may be extended to a candidate in the event the Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree requirement is met but license is not yet obtained (or pending) and/or experience requirement is not. In this case, supervision by the social work manager, a licensed social worker, will also include ongoing review of care plans and clinical documentation until satisfactory completion of all minimum requirements (licensure, experience) are met. Individuals not licensed in New York State will be subject to Criminal History Records Check, as required by Department of Health requirements.

CareFirstNY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,405.80 - $63,914.70 per year

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