Job Description

Licensed Medical Social Worker (MSW) needed for the Greater Grand Rapids area!

Will also accept a Limited Licensed Medical Social Worker (with your own supervisor)

Pay: Pay commensurate with experience

• Monday to Friday, 8:30-5, no call or weekends
• mileage reimbursement

JOB SUMMARY:  

To deliver varied social work services to Hospice patients and their families. To provide initial emotional, spiritual, psychosocial assessments, ongoing counseling, bereavement services and community education, outreach, and referral. The Hospice social worker is an integral part of the Hospice IDG. This role will see patients 1-2 times per month in selected areas.

QUALIFICATIONS:  

Experience and Licensure required:

• • Full Licensed Bachelor's Social Worker (LBSW) in Michigan.
  • Full Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan.
  • Will accept a Limited Licensed Medical Social worker that already has their own supervisor, as long as the supervisor is willing to stay with you for the duration of obtaining your clinical hours).
  • Minimum 2 years of experience as a social worker, preferred. 
  • Must have a current valid driver’s license, auto liability insurance and reliable transportation.
  • Active patient contact within past three years, preferred. 

Ed ucational/Degree:  Hospice Social Worker must at least meet one of the following: 

• • Must have an MSW degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and 1 year of experience in a health care setting.
  • Have a baccalaureate degree in social work (BSW) from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE, and one year of experience in a health care setting and be supervised by a MSW from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE and who has one year of experience in a health care setting.
  • Have a baccalaureate degree in psychology, sociology or other field related to social work, and at least one year of social work experience in a health care setting and be supervised by a MSW from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE and who has one year of experience in a health care setting.

Knowledge/Skills/Ability:

• • Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgments.
  • Ability to respond appropriately to crisis outside of a hospital setting.
  • Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural and religious modes. 

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