Hospice Medical Social Worker - $2,500 Sign On Bonus

Job Description

Job Description

Optimal Care is where your dedication meets a rewarding career.

As a clinician owned and operated company, we create the opportunity and environment for each employee to realize their highest potential while maintaining a personalized focus on our Patients and Families every day. We are the Midwest's premier provider of Physician Services, Home Health, and Hospice Care. Our integrated care delivery model incorporates technology, innovation and best practices. We produce value based outcomes by managing chronic disease process, rehabilitation and end of life care.

We live a simple Mission: Serve Together, Provide Value, and Deliver Exceptional Quality Care.

What does this mean for you? At Optimal Care, you have our resolute commitment to being an exceptional place to work. Your expertise, passion and commitment to exceptional quality care will continue to thrive. With you we can build a remarkable place to work.

Exceptional Benefits:

• Minimum of 3 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Company Vehicle Program
• Mentorship Culture
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Cutting Edge Technology

Why Join Us as a Hospice Medical Social Worker?

As a trained Medical Social Worker at Optimal Care Hospice, you'll provide compassionate support to patients and families living with terminal illnesses. You'll play a critical role in enhancing patients' quality of life by coordinating care, managing day-to-day needs, establishing and evaluating goals, and counseling patients and their caregivers throughout the end-of-life journey.

What You'll Do:

• Complete initial social work evaluations within 5 days of hospice admission and re-evaluate needs during each visit.
• Assist patients and caregivers with funeral planning, financial, legal, and healthcare decisions.
• Educate and guide patients and families in preparing advanced directives.
• Connect patients and caregivers to community resources and referral services.
• Conduct comprehensive social assessments, including family dynamics, caregiver abilities, communication patterns, and identifying risks such as neglect, abuse, or suicidal ideation; develop interventions based on findings.
• Assess the psychosocial status of patients and caregivers in relation to the patient's terminal illness.
• Provide counseling for stress, coping challenges, and other identified needs.
• Identify and educate staff on patient- and caregiver-specific cultural considerations, including communication preferences, family roles, space, and special traditions.
• Provide bereavement support to patients, caregivers, and hospice team members.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university

• Current state licensing in social work

• Current and valid driver's license

• Reliable transportation and valid automobile insurance coverage

• Minimum of one year experience in healthcare

• Medical Social Work skills are as defined by accepted MSW standards

• Understands the hospice philosophy, and issues of death/dying

• Experience and or education in grief or loss counseling

• Demonstrates ability to assess and respond to the needs of patient's families and caregivers in varied settings and to function effectively in the home or nursing facility environment

• Demonstrates skill in Social Work practice, ability to cope with ill, disabled, terminal patients, family emotional stress, and tolerance of individual lifestyles

• Ability to handle multiple priorities, documentation requirements, and deadlines

Desired Qualifications

• Hospice experience is preferred

• Familiarity with Home Care Home Base (HCHB)

Location

• Office: 770 Kenmoor Ave, Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

• Service Area: Muskegon and Grand Haven areas, with occasional coverage in Grand Rapids

Hours

• Regular Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday

• Weekend Rotation: Required on rotating basis

Pay Range

$70,000—$76,000 USD

Background Screening

Optimal Care conducts a background screening upon acceptance of a contingent job offer. Background screening is completed by a third-party administrator, the Michigan Long-Term Care Partnership, and is performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act.

Reasonable Accommodations

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Optimal Care is an equal-opportunity employer.