Rainbow Hospice Care is currently accepting applications for a Community Social Worker. This will be a salaried position that will work 32-40 hours a week.
Purpose of the Position: The Community Social Worker assists patients and families in adjustment to chronic illness. This person helps in resolving personal, social, financial, environmental, and spiritual needs that occur with chronic illness.
Essential Duties:
- Develops, coordinates, and leads the Community Health Ministry program.
- Manages the psychosocial needs of community care patients, including YFIA and the Community Health Ministry Programs.
- Admits and interviews all new Your Friends In Action (YFIA) clients to determine SODH needs.
- Provides guidance to referral sources and patients and families about the benefits of YFIA and Community Health Ministry programs via phone, in-person meetings, community education, and Lunch & Learn sessions.
- Communicates, listens to, and acts as a support person to patient and families.
- Makes appropriate community referrals as indicated including across programs.
- Holds monthly educational and support meetings for congregational nurses.
- Provides in person and telephonic visits with clients and parishioners to implement the plan of care to meet established goals.
- Works with Fort HealthCare on developing an online, digital resource tool as needed.
- Provides education and assists with completion of Advance Directives for YFIA clients and parishioners, patients and community members as needed.
- Develop relationships with the health care community to better serve underserved populations.
- Maintains statistics and data collection to support program success and obtain actionable data.
- Other duties and projects as assigned.