LSW, Social Worker - Lorain County

Company: Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care
Location: Lorain
Posted on: August 4, 2022

Job Description:

The Licensed -Social Worker assists patients and families by providing resources for care to enhance the patient's quality of life during adjustment, planning, and after end of life care.Life is better with compassion!Patients and families near the end of life should have a caregiver committed to the art, science, and skill of delivering compassion.Death is a meaningful experience for patients and loved ones. We only have one chance to get it right.Delivering compassion the right way is not easy; it takes skill, heart, commitment, and structure to do it well.We believe the effort is worth the challenge because nobody should die alone.Organizations can do more -and this industry can be better. Crossroads exists because compassion should not be a transaction.Everyone needs a business model. Compassionate teamwork is the engine that runs our organization. We believe challenges should not alter the heart of our organization, but instead, make us stronger as a team. We aren't compromising our promise. We believe in empowering our team to deliver compassion and build stronger connections in our community.Look, we aren't blind to the challenges in this business. The work we do is fulfilling to us. To grow, listen, be heard, and be challenged as a team is standing up for the heart of our organization.Position Qualifications:

• 1 year of prior social work experience preferably in Hospice, Long Term Care, Home Care, or Acute Care environments.
• LSW required.
• Bachelor's Degree -Required.
• Licensed Master's Level Social Worker Preferred.
• License in Ohio Required.
• Medicare guideline experience preferred.Job Responsibilities:
  • Assess and document patient/family social, emotional, financial, and psychological needs as well as resources on the Comprehensive Assessment.
  • Assist patient and/or family with establishing DNR, advance directives, and/or DPOA or Healthcare proxy as requested.
  • Assess and arrange patient placement such as Long Term Care, Assisted Living Facilities, and GIP -as dictated by patient/family needs.
  • Work in both Hospice and Palliative care Programs.Benefits:
    • Be part of a team willing to grow, listen, be heard, and be challenged.
    • Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO.
    • Set the industry bar for the standard of care.
    • Continuing Education Reimbursement.
    • Ability to grow into a variety of different roles inside our team and organization.
    • Competitive Industry pay.Shift: -
      • Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PMPowered by JazzHR

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