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About the Role

Bristol Hospice is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Hospice Social Worker to provide comfort, support, and dignity to patients and their families during end-of-life care. This role is critical in delivering family-centered hospice services.

Responsibilities

• Assess the psychosocial status of patients and families/caregivers related to the patient's terminal illness and environment.
• Communicate psychosocial findings to the registered nurse and interdisciplinary group.
• Provide social evaluations, including family dynamics, caregiver abilities, and communication patterns.
• Plan interventions based on evaluation findings.
• Counsel patients and families regarding stress and coping difficulties, providing crisis intervention when necessary.
• Educate the interdisciplinary group on special needs related to patient and family culture.
• Maintain clinical records on all patients referred to social work.
• Educate patients and families on and assist in preparation of advanced directives.
• Provide information and referral services for patients, families/caregivers, and community agencies.
• Serve as a liaison between patients, families/caregivers, and community agencies.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with organization personnel to support patient care.
• Participate in the development of the individualized plan of care.
• Attend regularly scheduled interdisciplinary group meetings.
• Assist the team in recognizing the effects of psychosocial stresses on symptoms of the terminal illness.
• Assist physician and other team members in understanding social and emotional factors related to health problems and death/dying issues.
• Actively participate in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
• Assist family and patient in planning for funeral arrangements, financial, legal, and healthcare decision responsibilities.
• Perform other duties as delegated by the Clinical Supervisor.

Requirements

• Must have a master’s degree in social work from an accredited university.
• Undergraduate B.A. Degree in Social Work is also eligible for application.
• Minimum of two (2) years of documented supervised experience in healthcare.
• Hospice experience is preferred.
• Must understand hospice philosophy and issues of death/dying.
• Must be flexible in work hours.
• Must have the ability to travel throughout the assigned Bristol Hospice service area.
• Must demonstrate a willingness to maintain comprehensive working knowledge regarding information systems and applicable software programs.

Skills

• Social work
• Psychosocial assessment
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Counseling
• Crisis intervention
• Advanced directives
• Information and referral services
• Liaison
• Quality assessment
• Performance improvement
• Funeral arrangements
• Financial planning
• Legal planning
• Healthcare decision making

Location

• Austin, TX 78759

Work Type

• Full-time
• Day shift

Experience Level

• Minimum of two (2) years of documented supervised experience in healthcare

Education Level

• Master’s degree in social work
• Undergraduate B.A. Degree in Social Work

Salary/Compensations

• $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 Salary/year

Benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO and Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• HSA & 401(k) available
• Mileage Reimbursement for applicable positions
• Advanced training programs

About the Company

• Bristol Hospice is a nationwide industry leader committed to providing a family-centered approach in the delivery of hospice services.
• We are dedicated to our mission that all patients and families entrusted to our care will be treated with the highest level of compassion, respect, and dignity.
• Our Culture is cultivated using the values: Integrity, Trust, Excellence, Accountability, and Mutual Respect.
• Passionate company culture committed to the highest standard of care in the hospice industry.
• Join a Team that embraces the reverence of life!

Equal Opportunity

• Bristol Hospice is an equal-opportunity employer.
• Our success depends upon our ability to create and maintain a diverse and supportive work environment where individuality is promoted.
• Bristol puts high priority on the worth of every person.
• We do not base our hiring decisions on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics.