Hospice Social Worker - Per Diem - King of Prussia, PA - Full-time / Part-time

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond counseling services and verified referrals to behavioral health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us and help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.(SM)

The Hospice Social Worker is a member if the interdisciplinary team whose primary function is to provide diagnostic assessments of the psychosocial and economic needs of the patient/family unit, define social service goals for alleviating these needs and help provide both the counseling and casework needed to meet these goals. Our Per Diem Hospice Social Worker provides coverage during leaves of absences, vacations, PTO days, etc. The Per Diem Social Worker will also help with routine follow up visits and admissions as needed.

Please note: This position is a per diem, field based position that will require travel throughout our hospice service area. Our hospice service area is a 60 mile radius around our office in King of Prussia.

Primary Responsibilities:

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  Visiting patients to assess care and provide pain/symptom control
  
  
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  Conducting routine follow up visits and admissions visits
  
  
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  Participating in care conferences and working in interdisciplinary teams
  
  
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  Supporting the patients' families with funeral arrangements, psychosocial needs, community resources, etc.
  
  
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  Maintaining hospice patients' charts and other documentation
  
  
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  Covering for vacations, PTO days and/or leaves of absences

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree-level clinician in Social Work
  
• Minimum 1 year of experience as a Social Worker
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
  
• Strong organizational skills
  
• Strong computer proficiency, must be able to type and navigate around a Windows environment
  
• Reliable transportation including a valid driver's license and auto insurance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensure in one of the following is required: LSW, LMSW, LCSW, LISW and/or LICSW
  
• Hospice experience
  
• Home health experience
  
• Long term care experience
  
• Experience working with community resources

UnitedHealth Group is working to create the health care system of tomorrow.

Already Fortune 14, we are totally focused on innovation and change. We work a little harder. We aim a little higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And at the end of the day, we're doing a lot of good.

Through our family of businesses and a lot of inspired individuals, we're building a high-performance health care system that works better for more people in more ways than ever. Now we're looking to reinforce our team with people who are decisive, brilliant - and built for speed.

Come to UnitedHealth Group, and share your ideas and your passion for doing more. We have roles that will fit your skills and knowledge. We have diverse opportunities that will fit your dreams.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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