Social Worker at OnCare Home Health & Hospice in Omaha, Nebraska

Job Description:

*Low Caseload, Patient Focused: Join the OnCare Health Team*

Our Social Worker Will:
Carry out timely social work evaluations, including family dynamics, caregiver abilities, communication patterns, high-risk for suicide, neglect or abuse and plans intervention based on evaluation findings.Counsel patient and family/caregivers as needed in bereavement, stress, and other identified coping difficulties. Provide crisis intervention when necessary.Coordinate with the care team to create an individualized plan of care. Provide information and referral services for organization patients and families/caregivers regarding practical and environmental needs.Serve as a liaison between patients and families/caregivers and community agencies.Maintain records of social work services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision. Attend patient care conferences and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group. Provide consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on psychosocial aspects of end-of-life.Provide assistance in completing funeral or memorial service plans for patients as requested. Actively participate in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities. Develop and maintain relationships with community partners.