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## Licensed Master Social Worker/Licensed Clinical Social Worker### Category:Case Management### Department:Case Management### Status:Part Time### Description:**Minimum Entry Level Qualifications**1. **Experience and/or level of competency:** Minimum of 2-4 years in varied multidisciplinary settings in the health care field with sufficient experience in working with patients and families coping with illness and dying. Case management, hospice or home care experience desired. Ability to assess patient needs and formulate individualized patient care plans to meet those needs. Ability to work in a field setting and exhibit ability to make sound judgments. Must have effective communication, comprehension, documentation, interpersonal and computer skills. Must demonstrate the ability to be able to work within a multidisciplinary team setting.2. **Academic Preparation:** Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or a Baccalaureate degree phycology, sociology, social work or related area (under the direct supervision of a MSW). A current Texas Social Worker license in good standing.**Job Summary:**According to prescribed policies and procedures of the organization including all applicable state, federal and accreditation regulations and under the general supervision of the Director of Case Management or her/his designee the LMSW is responsible to provide patients and families psychosocial care regarding emotional, social and economic needs under their hospital and/or hospice individualized plan of care. The LMSW will provide bereavement counseling to help family members and significant others cope with grief and loss issues related to death, for a minimum period of 13 months following the death of a hospice patient. The LMSW will develop, coordinate, supervise, implement and document the provision of the Bereavement Plan of Care related to the bereavement needs of families/significant others. The LMSW works in collaboration with all members of the healthcare team and provides education on social service related issues. All social services provided are documented timely into the appropriate electronic health record. Database to ensure compliance with current standards and policies.**Specific Responsibilities:**1. Assesses the psychosocial status of patient/family as it relates to capacity to cope with diseases, terminal illness, environment and death. Provides counseling services as applicable and assists in utilizing community Communicates findings to the team.2. Participate in the development of the plan of care and treatment for inpatients and hospice patients. Holds case conferences as needed.3. Provides discharge care coordination and follow-up assessment of patients deemed high-risk for readmission or high ED utilization.4. Prepare social histories and evaluation and plans interventions based on their findings being sure to look at: 1. Family 2. The meaning of illness to the patient and his/her family 3. The cultural attitudes in relationship to illness 4. The meaning of home to the patient 5. The ability of the patient and his family to adjust to the patient at home 6. The financial impact of illness upon the family5. Assess, evaluates and assists with patient’s financial obligations, assessing appropriate resources, and insurance coverage.6. Observes, records and reports information on patient’s condition to the attending physician and in the patient record. Submits documentation accurately and timely. Updates and maintains client's records and charts.7. Assists with discharge8. Attends and participates in scheduled daily inpatient huddles and hospice interdisciplinary team meetings (IDT) to coordinate care plans, follow up on changes, problem solve, identify social problems, their severity and interrelatedness to the medical situations, as well as, assessing a family strengths and weaknesses and discussing alternate methods of alleviating the situation.9. Maintains current knowledge of resources available within the community, maintains supply of resource materials to be distributed to patients and refers patients and families to community agencies as needed, with appropriate follow-up.10. Participates in case conferences with other agencies, as11. Participates in in-services, community programs and committees as12. Assist the physician and other team members in understanding the significant social and emotional factors of the patient and family.13. Demonstrates and maintains a positive, professional manner, manages time efficiently and effectively, provides leadership as a role model to promote a team approach, collaborates and participates in policy creation and appropriate problem solving methods.14. With respect to patient rights, ensures all care is provided with respect and dignity for patients, reports all complaints made by patients and/or families to the appropriate supervisors, reports all allegations of abuse, misappropriation of patient property and/or any other corporate compliance items immediately.15. Participates in in-service education16. Must adhere to all policies, procedures, terms and conditions set forth in the Employee Handbook as well as any facility handbook including but not limited to corporate compliance, drug free workplace, safe work practices, and all federal, state, local regulations and laws.17. Develops bereavement plan of care based on risk assessment, and revises, assesses, and updates on an ongoing basis, the bereavement needs and coping abilities of bereaved18. Provide bereavement counseling as appropriate. Locates and utilizes resources (books, brochures, references, community groups, ) to help individuals deal with their issues of grief and loss.19. Assists with bereavement cards and letters, support groups, individual and group counseling, memorial services, and other needs as requested.20. Coordinates the delivery of grief counseling services (one-on-one, group therapy and follow- up) to ensure services are timely and appropriate through clinical oversight of volunteers assisting in providing the services to clients.21. Documents and tracks bereavement22. Provide high quality family care, which extends to children and close personal friends of the23. Develop, conduct and document bereavement training programs and continuing education for volunteers by working with the Coordinator of Volunteers. 1. Works with the Coordinator of Volunteers to see that the appropriate volunteers are assigned to bereaved family members/significant others. 2. Evaluates the effectiveness of the volunteers assigned and keeps the Coordinator of Volunteers informed of their performance and any concerns or issues. 3. Reviews volunteer bereavement clinical record24. Plans, develops and leads bereavement support groups for bereaved family members/ significant others and staff members.25. Works with Coordinator of Volunteers to organize and conduct the agency memorial service on, at least, an annual basis for bereaved family members/significant others and staff26. Identifies special needs groups (e.g. children, young widows, nursing facility groups, ) and tailors bereavement activities and programs to meet their needs.27. Participates in orientation, training, education and evaluation of volunteers and28. Develops group activity programs, resource library of written materials, videos, and referral sources for families and interdisciplinary team.29. Ensures compliance with policies and procedures regarding department operations, fire safety, emergency management and infection prevention and control.30. Identifies and meets safety needs of patients and corrects unsafe31. Leads coordination of obtaining guardianship for patients deemed incompetent without next of kin.32. Provides ED coverage for peak hours with potential varied hours33. Takes CM call on a rotating basis with other team34. Actively participates in UR/MR Committee, CQI, varying team meetings and other35. Complies with local, state and federal laws, Medicare Conditions of Participation and VVRMC policies and procedures.36. Participates in the performance improvement process by finding opportunities for continuous monitoring and identification of patient outcomes, intra/interdepartmental and environmental concerns.37. Displays a willingness to utilize problem solving techniques to insure appropriate interventions and resolutions.### Posted:Tuesday, March 7, 2023### Closing:Open until filled### Contact information:jobs@vvrmc.org #J-18808-Ljbffr