Medical Social Worker – Work with Purpose

divdivdivdivdivdivlink href="https://static.workforcenow.adp.com/mas/mdf-components/23.2.8/styles/froala_editor.pkgd.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"nbsp;link href="https://static.workforcenow.adp.com/mas/mdf-components/23.2.8/styles/froala_style.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"div class="fr-view"p id="isPasted"span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Hospice of the East Bay (HEB) is a community-based program of home care for terminally ill patients. nbsp;Care is given to patients and families by an interdisciplinary group. nbsp;Bereavement care is provided to the family for one year after the death. nbsp; Hospice services are given regardless of ability to pay, making the agency dependent on donations and insurance billing to meet operating expenses. strong id="isPasted"strong style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(38, 35, 33); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"em style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;"Hospice East Bay has been certified as a quot;Great Place to Workquot; for the past 5 years in a row! This position serves patients in Oakland, Emeryville, Hercules, Pinole, and surrounding cities./em/strong/strong/span/ppspan style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"strongPosition Summary/strong/span/ppspan style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"This position reports to the Clinical Manager. As a hospice and palliative care social worker, responsibilities include providing agency patients and families with assessment, evaluation, counseling and casework to address social, economic, and psychological needs./span/ppspan style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"strongEssential Functionnbsp;/strong/span/pullispan style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"strongnbsp;/strong/spanspan style="background-color: transparent; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Completes initial as well as ongoing assessments of the psychosocial needs of all assigned patients/families./span/lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Develops plan of care for patient/family that is tailored to individual needs and includes the interdisciplinary team as appropriate./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Reports patient/family contacts and interventions to other members of the interdisciplinary team appropriately./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Attends interdisciplinary team meetings, staff meetings, and other meetings as indicated./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Provides accurate documentation of each contact with or regarding the patient/family in accordance with current regulations./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Provides interventions as indicated in the interdisciplinary team care plan./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Completes a suicide assessment and bereavement risk assessment on all patients at the time of the initial psychosocial assessment./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Completes assessments for: physical abuse, rape, domestic abuse, sexual molestation, exploitation when appropriate/lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Reports child abuse/neglect and dependent/elder adult abuse as required by law./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Provides or arranges for individual or family counseling services to assist with the stress associated with a life threatening illness./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Identifies and facilitates referrals to appropriate community resources and coordinates patient and family use of these resources./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Assists with benefit programs and end of life planning./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Develops and/or participates in education programs and workshops for patient/families, staff and community at large./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Participates as a proactive and supportive member of the interdisciplinary team./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Provides input to program coordinator as to the ongoing clinical needs of the program as well as issues of quality improvement./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Attends and presents appropriate patient-related information at the Interdisciplinary Team Meetings that focuses on open care plan problems./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Adheres to federal and state regulations, as well as accreditation standards./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Completes and submits patient-related documentation according to Agency standards./lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Responsible for following the Agencyrsquo;s process for effective ldquo;hand offrdquo; communication./li/ulpspan style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"strongPosition Requirements/strongnbsp;/span/ppspan style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Understanding of the psychosocial issues related to families in crisis and end-of-life issues. Ability to perform a psychosocial assessment and intervene appropriately. Ability to work effectively with individuals and groups. Ability to work in the home and nursing home setting, as well as in-patient unit. Must be able to handle multiple tasks, be flexible and prioritize work load. Must be highly organized. Ability to provide culturally sensitive support to people from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Must be able to work well under pressure meeting multiple and sometimes competing deadlines. At all times, demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors./span/ppspan style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"strongExperience and Education/strong/span/pul type="disc"li style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Master of Social Work degree from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education/lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"One year social work experience in a health care setting preferred; experience in Long Term Care setting a plus/lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Clinical experience with geriatric, AIDS, oncology, or terminally ill populations desirable/lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Current CPR certification/lili style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Bilingual (Spanish) skills preferred/li/ulpstrongspan style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"Benefits/span/strong/pul type="disc" style='box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; 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--tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-size: 16px; font-family: georgia, serif;"403b Retirement Account and generous company matching/lili style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-size: 16px; font-family: georgia, serif;"Medical, Vision, and dental; some plans qualify for a Health Saving Account (HSA)/lili style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-size: 16px; font-family: georgia, serif;"Up to 27 days of PTO/Holidaynbsp;/lili style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-size: 16px; font-family: georgia, serif;"Group amp; Voluntary Life / Accidental Death amp; Dismemberment Insurance/lili style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-size: 16px; font-family: georgia, serif;"Tuition Reimbursement/lili style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-size: 16px; font-family: georgia, serif;"Employee Discounts/lili style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-size: 16px; font-family: georgia, serif;"Employee Assistance Program/lili style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-size: 16px; font-family: georgia, serif;"Work with passionate team members that have the same commitment to our organization as you/li/ulp style='box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; 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--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-size: 16px; font-family: georgia, serif;"strong style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-weight: 700;"Come join our team and make a real difference when you go to work!/strongnbsp;/span/p/div/div/div/div/div/div/div br/Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm with possible weekend rotation