Quick Overview
Job Description
AdvisaCare is a home health and hospice provider focused on personalized in-home care and compassionate support for patients and families. Across home health, therapy, respiratory care, and hospice services, our team is dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives of the people we serve.
If you are passionate about enhancing the lives of patients with life-limiting illnesses, AdvisaCare offers the chance to do work that truly matters. We are driven by empathy, service, and a commitment to supporting patients and families through every stage of care.
In this role, you will help guide patients and families through the hospice journey with compassion, advocacy, and thoughtful support. This is an opportunity to contribute meaningful social work expertise in a care setting where emotional, spiritual, and practical support are central to the patient and family experience.
Responsibilities
- Perform initial psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, and bereavement assessments and assist in the development and implementation of goal-directed care plans.
- Provide care under the direction of a physician and participate in IDT conferences, observing, assessing, and sharing information regarding psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, physical, and financial conditions affecting the patient and family.
- Document all patient and family visits, telephone contacts, and referral actions in a timely, accurate, and concise manner in the patient record.
- Conduct reassessments of patient and family needs and provide counseling as required.
- Provide crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when indicated.
- Serve as a care advocate for the patient and family unit.
- Develop and maintain contact with appropriate community agencies and services to promote interagency cooperation and facilitate related referrals.
- Provide ongoing counseling related to issues of death and dying to the patient and family as needed.
- Participate as a member of the Bereavement Team as assigned.
- Adhere to all hospice policies.
- MSW degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- Active LMSW or LLMSW license in Michigan
- Prior experience working with patients and families
- Valid driver's license, car insurance, and reliable transportation
- Eligible to work in the United States
- Experience in home health care or hospice care preferred
- 401K Retirement Plan
- Ability to earn Medical benefits
- Ability to earn PTO
- Flexible Scheduling
- Employee Appreciation program
- Rewarding Work Environment
- 24/7 staffing support
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