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MJHS is a large not-for-profit health system in the Greater New York area. Our range of health services include home care, hospice and palliative care for adults and children, rehabilitation and nursing care at Menorah and Isabella Centers, and the research based MJHS Institute for Innovation and Palliative Care. We also offer Elderplan/HomeFirst: health plans for Medicare and dual-eligible individuals. As a not-for-profit organization, many of our programs and services are made possible through the generosity of grateful families, corporate donors and grants, as well as our own employees. Our groundbreaking hospice and palliative care programs offer a significant difference when dealing with a life-limiting condition. We offer a broad range of services in the community or facility-based to help patients and their families ease the burden of managing a life-limiting illness or end of life care.
Job Responsibility:
Provide psychosocial support and Social Work services to Hospice patients and their family members who are at an inpatient unit, nursing home or home care setting
Provide pre and post bereavement services
Serve as a social work member of hospice IDG and as liaison between hospice, inpatient and nursing home staff
Develop the social work plan of care, set goals and make recommendations based on the patient and family needs
Maintain accurate and current documentation reflecting palliative social work assessments and interventions
Take part in discharge planning when appropriate for patients admitted into inpatient facility
Requirements:
Master Degree from the an accredited school of social work
Minimum of one year experience in Social Work in a healthcare setting
Knowledge of Word and excel preferred
New York State MSW licensure (LMSW or LCSW)
Valid Driver license and car maybe required based on job location
Ability to work within an interdisciplinary team environment
Ability to input clinical data proficiently
What we offer:
Comprehensive compensation and benefits
career development
opportunity for a healthy work-life balance
advancement within our organization
fulfillment of having a lasting impact on the communities we serve
qualified employer under the Federal Government’s Paid Student Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)