Company Overview

Dedication.
Development.
Devotion.

It's all with the leader in hospice.

At Odyssey HealthCare, we improve the quality of life for patients facing terminal diagnoses and provide support for their loved ones. We've been meeting this need since 1996. Today, Odyssey is one of the largest hospice providers in the country, offering end-of-life care and support to thousands of patients and their families across the country each day. Our team of caregivers consist of registered nurses, physicians, home healthcare aides, social workers, chaplains, bereavement counselors and trained volunteers. Patients typically receive our services in their own homes or in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. But we also serve patients in hospitals and, in Odyssey's own freestanding hospice facilities.

Odyssey offers employees a total rewards package including a competitive salary, flexible schedules for many positions, the opportunity to work one-on-one with patients, and excellent benefits including:

  • PPO or HMO medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Company-paid Basic Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance with additional optional coverage
  • Optional Long-Term Disability coverage
  • Short-term disability plan
  • 401(k) with a company match
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee referral bonus
  • Flexible spending accounts to set aside pre-tax dollars for childcare and medical care
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plus selected holidays
  • Employee recognition programs and an enjoyable work environment
To learn more about our opportunities and for specific locations, visit www.odyssey-healthcare.com

Odyssey HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer.

MSW, Medical Social Worker
11/2/2009		 Apply for this job now!
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Employee Type: Full-Time
Industry: Healthcare - Health Services
Social Services
Manages Others: No Ref ID: MSW Albuquerque
Job Type: Health Care
Nonprofit - Social Services		    
Req'd Education: 4 Year Degree    
Req'd Experience: At least 2 year(s)    
Req'd Travel: Not Specified    
Relocation Covered: Not Specified    
       

Job Description
Medical Social Worker


Provides a wide range of psychosocial services to terminally ill patients and their families, including regularly assessing the patient and family psychosocial needs, and Pre-Bereavement/anticipatory grief needs. Implements the Plan of Care provisions to meet their needs, which include: social service goals for alleviating problems, supportive counseling, problem solving, community referrals pre-bereavement and bereavement care. Regularly re-evaluates the patients and familys psychosocial needs


Job Requirements

Company's Ideal Candidate will have the following qualifications:

 

  • Minimum age requirement of 18
  • Must have Licensed Master's degree in Social Work
  • Licensure and/or certification as required by the State.
  • Minimum of two years social service experience in a health care setting or social services agency
  • Knowledge of and ability to obtain community resources (information and referral, state/federal financial programs and eligibility requirements, etc.)
  • Compliance with accepted professional standards and practices
  • Understands Hospice philosophy, principles of death/dying
  • Ability to work in an interdisciplinary setting
  • Valid driver's license and an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or company requirements and is in good working order
  • Demonstrate excellent observation, judgment and communication skills. Ability to provide good written documentation in a timely manner
  • Self-directed with the ability to work with little supervision

 EOE


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