Hospice Social Worker PRN

Join Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care and be part of one of the best—a 4-star hospice and a Gazette Best Place to Work. You’ll join a compassionate, supportive team committed to clinical excellence, collaboration, and elevating care for patients and families, while enjoying excellent benefits and meaningful work that makes a difference every day.

Pikes Peak Hospice has an immediate opening for a Social Worker PRN. LCSW preferred.

LOCATION: Colorado Springs, CO

STATUS: PRN

PAY RANGE: $31.49 - $38.188 hourly plus PRN differential

SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Based on position, schedule and/or availability:  Paid Mileage/Stipends/Shift Diffs

MILEAGE AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of the highest in the industry!

CULTURE, BENEFITS AND PERKS: 

• We value engagement, community, and outreach initiatives and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming and supportive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued.
• We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two, free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life. 
• Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000 
• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay/Sick Leave): 18 days in the first year for FT team members
• Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Career & Logo wear 
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Clinical Career Ladders
• Certification Pay
• Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
• Team Member Service Awards
• Early Wage Access
• Legal and Identity Protection
• Robust Leadership Development Training Programs

REWARDING WORK YOU WILL DO:

Provides clinical psychosocial support to patient and family/caregiver in accordance with patient preferences, goals, and needs. The position works collaboratively with the Interdisciplinary Team/Group (IDT/IDG) as well as with facilities and agencies in the community. 

• Completes initial and on-going psychosocial and bereavement assessment of patient and family/caregiver to include the patient’s history, ethnic background, cultural and religious beliefs and the implications for the Plan of Care (POC).  
• Establishes goals based on assessment and mutual agreement with patient and family/caregiver.  Serves as an additional primary contact for IDG/IDT collaboration and advocate for patient/family and other providers. 
• Identifies potential bereavement resources for patient and family/caregivers to assist in coping with loss, aging and death.  Assesses and assists patients with advanced directives and care planning.
• Evaluates patient/family psychosocial needs and individual/family counseling as part of the Plan of Care (POC).  Delivers appropriate referrals to community resources such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing and/or education.
• Communicates risk indicators to bereavement services as appropriate.  Assists RN Case Manager with development of a comprehensive transfer and/or discharge plan in collaboration with patient, family, staff and referral agencies.
• Utilizes knowledge of disease processes; skilled in assessing impact on patient and family dynamics and psychosocial wellbeing. 

WHAT WE ARE GOING TO LOVE ABOUT YOU:

• Minimum Education:   Master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of Social Work.
• Minimum Experience:  One (1) year of social work experience in a health care setting.
• Required License:  Current Colorado Social Worker license (LSW or LCSW) preferred.  MSW must be willing to work towards licensure. Valid Colorado state driver’s license and proof of auto insurance.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to lift/push/pull minimum of 30 lbs.

Care Synergy is a network of mission driven, nonprofit healthcare organizations dedicated to caring for very ill, frail, and primarily elderly individuals by keeping them at home and out of the hospital while maximizing comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

The Care Synergy enterprise includes a group of collaborating nonprofit Affiliates across Colorado’s Front Range that share resources, expertise, and infrastructure to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Collectively, the enterprise generates approximately $100 million in annual revenue and serves thousands of individuals and families each year through hospice, home health, palliative care, CAPABLE, wellness, and PACE programs.

Across the Care Synergy network, the organizations provide significant community impact, including more than 7,000 hospice patients served annually, more than 2,000 palliative care patients, more than 355,000 hospice days of care each year, and more than $1.6 million in charitable care provided annually.

Care Synergy affiliated programs include The Denver Hospice, Pathways Hospice, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, CAPABLE, and Superior Medical Equipment, along with PACE programs including Colorado PACE and Pathways PACE.  

If you need assistance completing the electronic application please contact our Talent Acquisition team via email at [email protected]. You may also call the Human Resources Department at (303) 228-5647. Applications can be completed in-person at any one of our affiliate office locations.

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications.