Hospice Social Worker
UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.
The social worker is the member of the interdisciplinary team whose primary function is to provide diagnostic assessments of the psychosocial and economic needs of the patient / family unit, define social service goals for alleviating these needs and help provide both the counseling and casework needed to meet these goals.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Visiting patients to assess care and provide pain/symptom control
- Participating in care conferences and working in interdisciplinary teams
- Supporting the patients' families with funeral arrangements, psychosocial needs, community resources, etc
- Maintaining hospice patients' charts and other documentation
Here, you will discover a culture that grows through challenge. That evolves by being flexible. That succeeds by staying true to our mission to make health care work effectively and efficiently for seniors. Put your best to work for us, and discover extraordinary opportunities for growth.
Required:
- Bachelors degree in Social Work, Psychology or related field
- 1 year experience in social work
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong computer proficiency, must be able to type and navigate around a Windows environment
- Must have a current and unrestricted driver's license, a reliable vehicle and proof of auto insurance
Additional Qualifications Preferred:
- Hospice experience
- Master's Level Degree in Social Work - highly preferred
- Experience working with community resources
Nice to have:
- Social services experience in a healthcare setting or agency
- LCSW
OptumHealth is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.
If you want more meaning in your career - as a clinician or a business professional - think of OptumHealth as your calling.
By providing 58 million Americans with information, tools and solutions, we are helping to guide them through the health care system, financing their health care needs, and enabling them to achieve their personal health and well-being goals.
At OptumHealth, you will perform within an innovative culture that's focused on transformational change in the health care system. You will leverage your skills across a diverse and multi-faceted business. And you will make contributions that will have an impact that's greater than you've ever imagined.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.
