Hospice Social Worker - MSW, Yakima

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: M-F 8-4:30pm, rotating holidays

ROLE SUMMARY

The MSW is responsible for assessing and providing support and intervention for the social and emotional needs of patients and their families to promote continuity of care and services. Work includes professional activities such as psycho-social assessment, mental health evaluation & referral, crisis intervention, environmental assistance, patient advocacy, after-care planning and others of similar scope and complexity, depending on the assigned work unit.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Competent to care for patients from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds, recognizing various age related needs.
• Assist with determining appropriateness of patient admission to facility, including consults and education to patient/families prior to admission if applicable to work area.
• Counsels and aids patients and their families to understand and accept medical recommendations and options.
• Identify areas of patient/family knowledge deficit and begin necessary patient education as patient/family readiness to learn is assessed, using all available resources; document appropriately.
• Helping patient to manage symptoms non-medical issues (i.e. stress, depression & anxiety)
• Help family members develop a plan of sharing responsibilities of caring for elderly, ill or disabled person. Including utilizing teach back and SMART goals. Provides crisis intervention services to patients/families. Have a working knowledge of legal documents such as Guardianships, Durable Power of Attorney, POLST, Living Wills, and Advance Directives, including legal authority for decision making in healthcare absent the applicable Durable Power of Attorney if applicable to work area.
• Have a working knowledge of issues & referral sources associated with dementia, care-giving, care-giver stress/burnout, elder & child abuse & domestic violence, grief & loss.
• Promotes safety, quality and appropriate resource utilization.
• Ensures compliance with state reporting requirements and appropriate documentation as identified by Hospital policy and regulatory requirements/agencies.
• Provides consultation to staff and physicians regarding reporting requirements.
• Assist individuals, couples and families cope with the social, psychological, cultural, financial and medical issues resulting from an illness.
• Help patients fully utilize medical care and services by explaining health care resources and policies to patients, family and professional staff
• Explain to patients the epidemiology of diseases, including social environment risk factors.
• Assure that patients' medically related emotional and social needs are met and maintained throughout their medical treatment.
• Documents all activities relevant to casework, discharge planning and follow-up in accordance with Policy, Procedure and Guidelines and regulatory requirements.
• Participates in education/research activities.
• Responsible for direct supervision of any bachelor prepared social workers working towards their masters assigned to the same department during the scheduled work period.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Education: Master's Degree in Social Work required

Experience: One year of experience in health care setting preferred.

Licenses/Other: Current Counselor Agency Affiliated Registration - Washington State. BLS for healthcare. Current Washington State driver's license and proof of insurance. Car for travel to and from home visits during shift if applicable.

Position Summary

Responsibilities

• You will administer assessment tools and gather data for assessment, and to assess for optional needed services
• You will interview families to determine social work needs of the participant
• You will contact community resources to coordinate services
• You will provide initial and on-going assessment of participant's social, emotional and cognitive status and needs, involving participant and other staff members in the assessment
• You will ensure accurate documentation is maintained for all assessments, treatment plans, and evaluations

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work
• LSWAIC, LMHC, LMFT, LASW, LICSW as required by department
• Experience working in a hospital/acute situation or equivalent social service agency, experience relative to the medical social work function
• Depending on assigned area, BLS Certification may be required

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes "America's Best Employers by State" for several years running
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.