Licensed Medical Social Worker - Bereavement Coordinator at GREENVILLE

Job Description

Licensed Medical Social Worker - Bereavement Coordinator
Job Description

CURO Health Services is a community based provider operating five established hospice brands across the southern and southwestern portions of the United States. We are committed to being a world class organization that provides the highest quality care to our patients. Our philosophy and culture are built around having highly experienced healthcare professionals, who are experts in pain management and in providing support and counseling for patients and families. We recognize that a person is more than a physical body and we provide skilled professionals and volunteers to assist with not only the physical needs, but emotional and spiritual needs as well. We are looking for a dedicated Hospice Social Worker to work as part of our motivated healthcare team.

Job Responsibilities

As a Hospice Social Worker you will be an integral part of the hospice interdisciplinary care team and responsible for advocating for clients and patients to resolve crises.

Additional responsibilities of the Hospice Social Worker include:

• Participating in the development of the plan of care for each hospice patient and provides direct social work services
• Assessing the patient/family psychosocial response to terminal illness
• Participating in quality improvement programs
• Assisting patient/family and agency staff in utilizing community resources
• Communicates with team members to provide and gather information to develop the family bereavement care plan and to coordinate needed services
• Exploring and evaluating financial situation and identifying appropriate resources as needed, documents all interventions accurately, completely, and on a timely basis
• Facilitates bereavement group activities
• Assisting team members in understanding the significant social and emotional factors related to care of a terminally ill patient and family

 

Job Requirements

Licensed Medical Social Worker - Bereavement Coordinator
Job Requirements

To qualify for the Hospice Social Worker you must have previous experience working with adult clients in a hospice healthcare environment.

Additional requirements of the Hospice Social Worker include:

• Current and valid Social Work (LMSW) license in state of requested employment
• 3 years’ experience in hospice or home health care environment

• Meets Federal and State requirements for providing bereavement services 

• Current and valid driver’s license

• CPR Certification

The word CURO comes from the term meaning "to care for". At CURO Health Services we take that meaning to heart in the way we care for our patients and our employees. We are committed to being a world class organization offering the highest quality care to our patients. The cornerstone of our corporate culture is hiring only the most experienced and capable hospice and home health care professionals. We have a wide variety of career opportunities available in various growing markets.

We offer our employees the following competitive benefits package:

• Competitive salary packages
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching
• Auto Allowance
• Cell Phone Allowance

Country: USA, State: South Carolina, City: GREENVILLE, Company: CHS REGENCY.