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Hospice Social Worker

By The Bay Health, Sonoma, CA, United States


By The Bay Health, a non‑profit established in 1975, set the standard for hospice in the U.S. by emphasizing the role of the patient in making important medical decisions. Our spectrum of home‑based services now includes Skilled Home Health Care, Palliative Care, Adult Hospice Care and Pediatric Care. Our team approach strives to address practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of care, with the goal to maximize quality of life for our patients, caregivers and families.

Schedule
Monday - Friday; 8:30am - 5:00pm

Location
Sonoma County

By the Bay Health follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Assess patient/family social and emotional factors to determine ability to cope with terminal illness and death

Assess family/caregiver capacity to participate in providing care to patients and assist with resources

Provide individual and family counseling to patient/families in all psychosocial aspects of end‑of‑life care

Assess environmental resources and obstacles to maintaining safety

Education/Experience

Master’s degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education

Minimum one‑year’s social work experience in acute health care setting

Hospice or Home Health experience preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Current California Driver’s License and automobile insurance that meets State of California requirements, if driving a car.

Pay Range
$44.50 - $52.30 hourly

By the Bay Health is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at BTBH. Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.

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