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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, Arizona

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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 of 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 (as needed), field based position that will require travel throughout the valley in order to conduct visits.
 

Primary Responsibilities:


  • Visiting patients to assess care and provide pain/symptom control

  • Conducting routine follow up visits and admissions visits

  • Participating in care conferences and working in interdisciplinary teams

  • Supporting the patients' families with funeral arrangements, psychosocial needs, community resources, etc.

  • Maintaining hospice patients' charts and other documentation

  • Covering for vacations, PTO days and/or leaves of absences

  • Travel throughout the valley to help with routine follow up visits and admissions, as needed

Requirements

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

  • Bilingual (Spanish/English)

  • Home health experience

  • Long term care experience

  • Experience working with community resources 

OptumHealth helps nearly 60 million Americans live their lives to the fullest by educating them about their symptoms, conditions and treatments; helping them to navigate the system, finance their health care needs and stay on track with their health goals. No other business touches so many lives in such a positive way. And we do it all with every action focused on our shared values of Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation & Performance.

At OptumHealth, you will perform within an innovative culture that's focused on transformational change in the health care system. You will leverage your skills across a diverse and multi-faceted business. And you will make contributions that will have an impact that's greater than you've ever imagined. 



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.


 


 


Job Keywords: hospice, social worker, SW, MSW, home health, long term care, per diem, Phoenix, AZ, Arizona