Licensed Social Worker- Hospice

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : 70,000 annually

Tapestry Hospice & Palliative Care is family owned and operated not a big corporation. We have been serving North Georgia for over 16 years and continue to grow and reach new communities.

We operate as a Care Family with each other and our patients. The promise to treat everyone like family flows over to the workplace where our patients are treated with dignity and compassion.

We are looking for exceptional people to join our growing family. Do you want to feel appreciated and be part of a dedicated team that strives for compassion, comfort and peace for their patients and their families?

Your work family includes doctors, nurses, (on call nurses, NP’s, triage nurses, admission nurses, LPN’s) social workers CNA’s, chaplains, and volunteers, just to name a few.

The only thing missing is YOU! Your role would be to serve as a first impression for Tapestry Hospice with referral sources, patients, families, and the community.

Why Choose Tapestry Hospice & Palliative Care

• Competitive Compensation Packages
• Health, Dental, Vision, LTD, STD and Life Insurance
• 3 Weeks PTO
• 401k with up to 6% match after 90 days
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Cell Phone Reimbursement
• Uniforms Provided
• 7 paid holidays
• Birthday Holiday We celebrate YOU with a day off & $100
• Paid referral program
• Ambassador Program a buddy assigned to you at hire to make you feel comfortable and welcome while navigating the newness of the job

Qualifications :

• Licensed as a Social Worker through the Board of Georgia
• Possess effective communication skills (including strong verbal and written)
• Possesses a history of building and influencing patient and family relationships
• Holds a current drivers license, car insurance, CPR certification, and positive driving record.
• Hospital, home health, or hospice experience extremely preferred.

Responsibilities :

Assess patient / family social and emotional factors to estimate their potential to cope with terminal

illness and death.

Provide psychosocial counseling and support to the patient / family experiencing emotional, social,

and economic conflict.

Participate in interdisciplinary team (IDT) meeting to establish, review, and revise the plan of care

for each patient, including exchange of information, review of problems, and sharing of

professional support.

• Maintain the dignity of the dying patient.
• Support the patients and family's unique spiritual and cultural beliefs.
• Provide care consistent with National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization standards of

practice for hospice programs.

• Adhere to all Tapestry Hospice policies and procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information pertaining to patients, families, and staff and adhere to all HIPPA rules and regulations

Join a team where you matter.

Apply today.