Social Worker, Mental Health

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Aldie, VAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 14 Days Agojob requisition :
R2510019
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** Role:
The Hospice Social Worker provides a wide variety of services to patients/caregivers/families in accordance with the individualized plan of care. The Social Worker actively participates in coordination of all aspects of the patient’s care in accordance with current professional standards and practice. The Social Worker’s expertise lies in identifying and addressing the emotional and biopsychosocial needs in advanced illness at end of life.
** Supervisory Responsibilities
** The Social Worker will only perform Supervisory duties when recommended and educated to do so by   organizational leadership. Staff who are eligible to provide Clinical Supervision will perform that   function when mutually agreed upon.
** Experience
* * The Social Worker must have at least 2 years of Master's level Social Work experience in an interdisciplinary or health care setting.
** Education Requirements
** The Social Worker must have a minimum Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from a Social Work accredited school.
** Required Certificates and/or Licenses
** The Social Worker must have appropriate licensure from the governing body for practice from the   applicable state:
District of Columbia, State of Maryland, and/or the Commonwealth of Virginia.
** Overall Skills
** The Hospice Social Worker should possess superlative oral and written communication skills as well   as the ability to organize and manage competing patient needs; work both independently and as part of a team; demonstrate excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills; manage multiple tasks and   stressful situations with a positive attitude; demonstrate a strong work ethic and attention to detail;
demonstrate skills in psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention and counseling; demonstrate and   applies knowledge of theoretical basis to social work practice; advocate for patient/family/caregiver  across settings; conduct effective community education that enhances understanding of end of life   care; demonstrate knowledge of and sensitivity to issues of grief and loss.
** Physical/Mental/Emotional Skills
** The Hospice Social Worker should possess exceptional leadership skills, including a faculty for   conceptual thinking, peer motivation, problem solving, and demonstrated initiative, follow-up and   follow-through; work in a fast paced environment utilizing tact, patience, and diplomacy; work   independently; resolve conflict and be comfortable with conflict resolution and management; facilitate the development of trusting relationships and partnerships with physicians, payers, patients and coworkers;

maintain a positive public image for Capital Caring Health through interactions with patients and employees; communicate respectfully, openly, honestly and directly; push and pull heavy objects; serve as coach, mentor and a positive role model; drive extensively and navigate to new customer locations, on a tight schedule, sometimes in heavy traffic.
** Technological Skills
** The ability to demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office and internet browsers and effectively utilize patient health information systems.
** Reasoning Ability
** The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form and deal with problems of various levels of complexity.
** Physical Demands
** The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly…