Hospice Social Worker (MSW) - Corus Health

Corus Health is the proud recent recipient of Albuquerque's prestigious Top Workplace award! As a full-service hospice and home care agency providing a broad range of services to our customers, we are currently seeking a compassionate and experienced Hospice Social Worker to help provide needed resources to primarily elderly home-bound patients and their families. We are a therapist owned and operated agency where our team members enjoy a flexible schedule and a supportive work environment filled with people who work together to provide the highest standard of care for our clientele.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide counseling services to the patient/family experiencing emotional, social/economic conflict.
• Assess patient/family social and emotional factors in order to estimate their capacity and potential to cope with everyday life.
• Assist patient, family and staff in utilizing community resources.
• Assess patient/family ability to meet financial obligations and offer appropriate resources and activate as indicated.
• Evaluate patient’s insurance coverage and options in this regard.
• Assist in discharge planning from home care service when care is no longer appropriate.
• As a member of the interdisciplinary team, assist team members in understanding the significant social and emotional factors related to care of the home care patient and the family.
• Able to identify potential suicide/homicide threat and utilize appropriate resources for follow-up.
• Able to identify potential abuse/neglect and utilize appropriate resources for follow-up.
• Able to identify potential drug/alcohol abuse and utilize appropriate resources for follow-up.
• Able to identify potential mental health problems and utilize appropriate resources for follow-up.
• Demonstrates knowledge of cultural differences.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the psychosocial assessment of patient/family needs.

Requirements

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work approved by the Council on Social Work Education.
• Licensed in New Mexico under the Social Work Practice Act.
• Clinical experience in varied multi- disciplinary settings.
• Minimum two years supervised experience in health or related field.
• New Mexico driver’s license and availability of a car with insurance per state requirement.

Benefits

Benefits & Allowances:

• Positive, supportive work environment
• Direct patient care without time restrictions to build patient relationships
• Continuing Education opportunities
• Flexible work schedule
• Excellent health benefits
• Employee Assistance Funding
• 401(k)