Social Worker (MSW) - Home Health Services - Per Diem Job at Kittitas Valley Healthcare, Ellensburg, WA

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  • Kittitas Valley Healthcare
  • Ellensburg, WA

Job Description



KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at

KVH puts ‘employee care’ high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program. KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children. KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision. We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay to encourage continuing education. We want our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website -

Job Description



The Social Worker is responsible for performing a comprehensive assessment that includes a psychosocial assessment to evaluate the patient/caregiver’s emotional, social, financial and environmental resources and identify appropriate interventions and goals for the patient’s plan of care. The social worker works closely with the patient/caregiver’s and other team members to assist the patient in identifying and utilizing appropriate community services. The social worker will act as a liaison between the family, staff, community institutions and agencies to meet the needs of the patients. The social worker coordinates the bereavement program for Hospice and provides grief and loss support to Hospice patients and their caregivers.

Qualifications



What is required...

  • Completion of an accredited Social Work program with a Master’s degree
  • 1-2 years’ experience in a healthcare setting, preferably with home health and Medicare experience;
  • Current BLS for Healthcare Provider card (maintenance required);
  • Valid Washington State Driver's License;
  • Reliable transportation & valid automobile insurance.

What is preferred...

  • Current license from Washington State Department of Health as a licensed advanced social worker, licensed independent social worker or licensed social work associate
  • Certified in Advanced Palliative and Hospice Social Work

Additional Information



Wage: Wage range currently starts at $30.89/hour and goes up to $46.82/hour.  Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience.  This position may also be eligible to receive an additional 15% premium in lieu of benefits.

FTE: Per Diem

Benefits: This position is not benefits eligible 

Job Tags

Part time, Apprenticeship,

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