Make a Difference with Your Knowledge and Skills

Social Workers' unique knowledge and expertise makes them a key member of the Hospice team. Team members rely upon Social Workers' expertise in working with family and support networks (including caregivers); bereavement; interdisciplinary practice; interventions across the life cycle; and interventions to address gaps in the health care system.

A Great Social Work Environment

Social Workers who work with the Arkansas Department of Health's Hospice service love:

Flexible hours
Less stress than the typical institutional enviroment
No routine oncall hours
Weekends and holidays off
Great retirement benefits

And it's easy to apply. Click here for details.

Critical Roles

In ADH's Hospice service, social workers fill multidimensional roles--as clinicians, educators, advocates, and community leaders. They provide social services and counseling to patients and families and arrange for necessary ministerial support and other volunteer bereavement counseling. They:

Assess patient and family psychosocial response to terminal illness
Evaluate coping skills in crisis situations
Help develop the patient's Plan of Care
Participate in Interdisciplinary Group meetings
Provide counseling services
Assist patient and family in using community resources and make referrals as necessary
Evaluate the family's financial situation
Coordinate transfer and discharge planning
Participate in the training of staff and volunteers
Consult with the Volunteer Bereavement Program
Help with ongoing quality assurance
May assist with ministerial support and psychosocial activities
Act as consultants to other Hospice personnel
May provide bereavement counseling
Assist Volunteer Coordinator in organizing volunteer bereavement counseling network

Qualifications

Must be a graduate of an accredited Program of Social Work
Must be licensed within the provisional period
Should be team-oriented and able to work collaboratively with others in the homecare/hospice team.