Social Worker- Hospice

Denver, CO 80205
Full-time

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Company

Our company provides home health, palliative and hospice care services through a network of community-based programs with more than 200 locations.

Overview

Top reasons to love this job - 1. This hospice organization is well established and offers a lot of career growth and opportunity 2. This team is insanely passionate about the care of their patients and their patients' families. They love what they do and they work together. Top "must-have" skills for this job: 1. A Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (preferred); or Has a baccalaureate degree in social work from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or a baccalaureate degree in psychology, sociology, or other field related to social work 2. 1 year of social work experience in a healthcare setting and is supervised by an MSW (if required) 3. One of the following licenses: MSW, M.S.W., LCSW, L.C.S.W., LASW, L.A.S.W. Job Description: The Social Worker provides preventive, educational, and evaluative and treatment services to meet the psychosocial needs of patients and their families, to help them improve, restore, and maintain their maximum level of coping. The Social Worker utilizes community resources and the interdisciplinary team to aid in this process. S/he is responsible for applying the rules and regulations of state and federal regulatory agencies and other certified agencies.