Hospice Social Worker MSW - Sign-On Bonus

Company:

Providence at Home with Compassus

 

**Sign-On Bonus**

Social Worker (MSW)

This is a collective bargaining position

• Day Shift
• 5 Days/Flexible
• Full-Time

Position Summary 

Make a lasting impact by joining Providence at Home with Compassus, leaders in home-based hospice and palliative care. We’re seeking a compassionate and experienced Hospice Social Worker to provide essential support to patients and families across various care settings, including homes, long-term care facilities, and hospitals. In this role, you’ll use your clinical judgment to assess and address psychosocial, financial, environmental, and community needs, helping patients maximize their functioning and quality of life. You'll provide crisis intervention, grief support, and counseling around end-of-life issues while facilitating coordination among families, care teams, and referral sources. As a key member of the interdisciplinary team, you’ll contribute to care planning, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, support discharge planning, and offer consultation across the organization—all while working independently and under minimal supervision. If you're dedicated to holistic, patient-centered care, we invite you to bring your skills and heart to our team. 

 

Job Duties: 

• Conducts clinical assessments to identify patients' psychosocial, financial, environmental, and community needs, documenting in the Plan of Care, clinical records, and team notes. 
• Delivers direct and indirect social services across settings such as homes, long-term care facilities, and hospitals. 
• Provides crisis intervention and supportive counseling to patients and families coping with terminal illness, tailoring support to individual and family dynamics. 
• Completes documentation and duties in compliance with federal/state regulations and organizational policies. 
• Actively participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, contributing to care planning and coordination. 
• Consults with colleagues, leadership, patients, families, and external partners to support care goals. 
• Facilitates level-of-care transitions and discharge planning. 
• Responds promptly to social services referrals from the hospice team. 
• Accepts assignments within professional competencies while fostering a collaborative, team-based approach. 

Education and/or Experience 

Required - Master's degree from an accredited School of Social Work. 

Preferred - 1 year of post-Master’s experience in a health care setting. 

   

Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations 

Required - Washington Advanced Social Worker License (Vendor Managed) OR  

Washington Advanced Social Worker Associate License (Vendor Managed) OR  

Washington Clinical Independent Social Worker License (Vendor Managed) OR  

Washington Clinical Independent Social Worker Associate License (Vendor Managed)  

  

Physical Demands and Work Environment:  

The demands of this role require a team member to effectively perform essential functions. Adaptations can be made to accommodate team members with disabilities. Regular standing, walking, and manual dexterity are fundamental, along with the ability to lift and move objects up to 50 pounds. Visual acuity requirements include close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. In a healthcare setting, exposure to bodily fluids, infectious diseases, and conditions typical to the field is expected. Routine use of standard medical equipment and tools associated with clinical care is essential. This description provides a general overview and may vary by role and department, capturing the nuanced demands and conditions inherent to clinical positions in our organization. 

 

At Compassus, including all Compassus affiliates, diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our Pillars of Success. We are committed to creating a fair work environment where our team members feel welcomed, highly valued, and respected. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. 

 

Compensation range: $30.98 - $48.22

 

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

 

Compassus offers a comprehensive benefits package including, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k and much more.

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