Job Details

Traditions Health is seeking a new MSW to join our growing Hospice Team in Newport News!

Company Description
At Traditions, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Everyone on our team from our nurses to our leadership has a special part to play in our mission of providing exceptional, compassionate health care in the homes of our patients. We're just as committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment that invites and values everyone. We offer frequent opportunities for growth, investing in our team members' futures with ongoing training and support.

About Us: Since 2008, Traditions Health has been a leader in high-quality home health, hospice, and palliative care. We have grown from a single location to more than 115 locations across 18 states, allowing us to broaden our service area and reach more patients needing compassionate quality health care in the home. We measure our success by the superior quality of care we provide and the satisfaction of our patients and families. Our goal is to help patients have the best quality of life possible surrounded by the people they love. Our healthcare professionals are there when patients need us, providing the care they need in the place they want to be - home.

What Can Traditions Health Offer?
• Work/Life Balance
• Competitive Pay and Benefits
• Supportive Senior Staff
• Autonomy
• More Time to Care for Your Patients

Primary function is to provide coordinated care in the home to patients of all age groups and perform psychosocial assessments, analysis, counseling and referrals to meet the needs of the patient/family.

Job Qualifications

Education: Masters Degree in Social Work from a State accredited program.

Experience: One year social worker experience in a health care agency.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Working knowledge of community resources
• Good interpersonal skills
• Hepatitis profile

Transportation: Reliable transportation. Valid auto liability insurance.

Environmental and Working Conditions:

Works in patient homes in various conditions. Occasional exposure to infectious diseases; ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather.

Physical and Mental Effort:

Prolonged standing, walking, and sitting required; requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient/family needs; and to make quick decisions and resource acquisition; meet patient/family psychosocial needs.

Essential Functions:

• Assess hospice patient to identify psychosocial, financial, environmental and community needs as evidenced by POC documentation, clinical records, team meeting minutes and community resource referrals.
• Use effective interpersonal relations and communication skills; facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
• Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency/licensing board.
• Demonstrate commitment, professional growth, and competency by maintaining a working knowledge of public and private eligibility standards and requirements.
• Promote Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meeting, participate in the patient care planning process, and collaborates with Interdisciplinary Team to promote coordination of patient care.
• Accept clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to meet the needs of the patients.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Traditions Health is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination of any kind based on race, color, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other legally protected characteristic.