Social Worker, Mental Health

Social Worker – Williamstown Commons

Position Summary:

Threshold-level role providing psychosocial and casework services in hospice care.

• Provide initial psychosocial evaluations, ongoing psychosocial counseling, direct casework services, bereavement services, community education, outreach and referrals.
• Deliver varied social work services to hospice patients and families and actively participate as a member of the hospice interdisciplinary team.
• Assess the psychosocial status of patients and communicate findings to the interdisciplinary group.
• Carry out social evaluations, including family dynamics, caregiver abilities, communication patterns, high risks for suicide, neglect or abuse, and plan interventions based on evaluation findings.
• Counsel patient and family/caregiver as needed regarding stress and other identified coping difficulties.
• Provide crisis intervention when necessary.
• Assess for, and educate the interdisciplinary group on, any special needs related to the culture of the patient and family, including communication, role of family, space, and any special traditions or taboos.
• Maintain clinical records on all patients referred to social work.
• Educate patients and families on, and assist in, preparation of advance directives.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Other

• Hospitals and Health Care