Social Worker - Hospice
Suncrest Hospice
- Pay
- $80K to $85K
- a year
- Location
- Sacramento, CA
- Posted
- Nov 6
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About the company
Suncrest Hospice
Hospital & health care · 501 to 1,000 employees
At Brighton/Suncrest Hospice, we're more than a hospice provider—we're a compassionate team on a mission to change the expectation of hospice care in our communities. Our rapid growth is driven by one simple belief: exceptional patient care starts by investing in our people. We are proud to be a Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)-certified hospice. If you have a commitment to providing the highest quality of care to patients and their families, we would like to hear from you!
What you'll do
- Assess patients’ and families’ psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, and socioeconomic needs
- Counsel patients and families, providing emotional support, crisis intervention, and guidance
- Educate patients and families about community resources and connect them with programs
- Advocate for patients and families and identify barriers to care
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and collaborate with care team members
- Maintain accurate, thorough, and timely documentation
What you need
- Master of Social Work degree that complies with CHAP and state of residence regulations.
- Assesspatients’ and families’ psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, and socioeconomic needs and incorporate findings into the individualized plan of care.
- Counselpatients and families while providing emotional support, crisis intervention, and guidance as they navigate illness, loss, grief, and significant life transitions.
- Educatepatients and families about available community resources and connect them with appropriate programs, services, and support.
- Advocatefor patients and families to identify barriers to care and the hospice team to develop appropriate solutions to ensuretheir needs, preferences, values, and goals are heard and addressed.
- Participatein interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings and collaborate with physicians, nurses, chaplains, aides, facility staff, and other members of the care team.
- Maintain accurate, thorough, and timely documentation in accordance with hospice standards and regulatory requirements.
- Education: a postgraduate degree
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Perks
- Generous PTO
- Mileage reimbursement
- Medical
- HSA
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k plan with employer match
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