Social Worker - Hospice - PRN - Omaha, NE

Description

Tabitha Home Health Care and Hospice, LLC – a collaboration with Immanuel in Omaha, NE – is seeking a Social Worker to work PRN/as needed. This schedule includes a weekend and holiday rotation.

The Social Worker is responsible for providing direct social services to seniors/residents/clients and their family members to ensure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the senior/client are met or maintained. Responsibilities include needs assessment, care planning, problem resolution, discharge planning, client advocacy, and completion of documentation per state and federal legislations. The Social Worker embraces all components of the job, fostering an environment that allows Tabitha to provide optimum care to its seniors/clients.

• Implements the social service program to meet the medically related emotional and social needs of the seniors/clients and their families.
• Assists seniors/clients with problem solving, provides crisis counseling, bereavement counseling, information resources and referrals as appropriate.
• Participates in discharge planning, completes senior/client assessments, and develops and implements care plans for each senior/client on the case load.
• Develops working relationships with seniors/clients, families, and staff for further understanding of significant social and emotional needs underlying the senior’s/client’s health problem.
• Serves as a liaison and advocate for the senior/client and their family.
• Provides information to senior/client/families regarding financial concerns, including general information regarding Medicare, Medicare Part D, and application for Medicaid and other financial assistance programs.
• Provides senior/client contacts to assist with the development and maintenance of a positive self‑image and promotes continued growth of each senior’s/client’s potential.
• Completes assessments and documentation as required by state/federal regulatory requirements and departmental policy.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of social work, required (casework to be supervised by a MSW). Graduate masters from an accredited school of social work, preferred.
• Experience: One year of clinical experience appropriate to the counseling and casework needs of the terminally ill and/or medically ill required. Home Health Care, Nursing Home, or Hospice experience preferred. Training and experience in dealing with grief preferred. Basic knowledge of health care funding sources, including Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance required.
• Credentials: Must be certified by the State of Nebraska as a bachelor’s or master’s level social worker prior to employment. CPR required; certification must be kept current at the employee’s expense. Valid Nebraska driver’s license (unless otherwise allowed by law) and good driving record required. Must possess auto insurance at or above Nebraska statutory requirements. Must meet Tabitha’s vaccination requirements.
• Communication: Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English and terminology specific to the job. Sufficient fluency to understand and follow written and verbal instructions, provide instructions to others, read and understand policies, procedures, or other documentation, interact successfully with seniors/clients/caregivers, hold a conversation, conduct or participate in meetings, compose professional e‑mails or other written communication, prepare legible, accurate and thorough documentation as required by the job, and effectively interact with coworkers, customers, vendors, volunteers, managers, and family members.
  
  Ability to recognize and interpret non‑verbal cues and respond calmly and clearly to emergencies and emotional situations.
• Worksite
  
  Conditions:
  
  Works indoors in a facility maintained by Tabitha, typically in good repair, clean, well‑ventilated and well lit. Work performed in a standard office setting and in Tabitha Living Communities. Works in hospital and other care facility environments. Frequently seated at a desk, working at a computer for extended periods. Works under daily and hourly deadlines, requiring uninterrupted periods of intense…