AvoCare- Part Time- MSW/BSW- Bilingual/Spanish

Medical Social Worker (MSW/BSW) – Palliative Care

Flexible Scheduling and Coverage Areas

Immediate Opening: Medical Social Worker (MSW/BSW)

Part-Time

The Company: AvoCare

AvoCare is dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-centered palliative care services throughout Arizona. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for individuals living with serious illnesses by delivering comprehensive care that focuses on comfort, symptom management, and emotional well-being. We are seeking caring and dedicated Medical Social Workers to join our team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families.

As a Medical Social Worker at AvoCare, you will provide emotional support, counseling, and advocacy to patients and their loved ones as they navigate the challenges associated with serious illness. You will assess psychosocial needs, assist with advance care planning, connect patients and families with community resources, and collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, and the interdisciplinary care team to ensure holistic, patient-centered care. This part-time position offers flexibility in scheduling and coverage areas, making it an excellent opportunity for candidates who are passionate about improving the quality of life for others through compassionate, individualized care.

Job Title: Social Worker (Palliative Care)
Purpose of the Position: Provides support to patients who would benefit from psychosocial and emotional
intervention. Offers necessary community resources coordination to patients and families who need
assistance with navigating the complex healthcare system.
Responsibilities:
● Coordinate and provide home visits to patients
● Adhere to HIPPA at all times
● Documents psycho-social assessment, patient status, and outcomes after each visit
● Ensure regulatory compliance with documentation requirements
● Assist the palliative team and/or directly facilitates patient-family meetings for goal setting and
care planning
● Provides education and emotional support to patients and families
● Provides community resources and referrals as needed to patients/caregivers
● Support patient and family through referral to hospice
● Participates in discharge planning
● Participates quality improvement initiatives
● Attends and actively participates in IDT meetings, staff meetings, trainings
● Performs other duties as assigned

Job Requirements:
1. Ability to travel per job requirements
2. Thorough knowledge of community resources or desire/ability to obtain resources
3. Knowledge of the psychosocial process in chronically and seriously ill patients and their families
4. Capacity to relate and work well with others as a member of an interdisciplinary team; this must
include the ability to give and accept objective criticism constructively.
5. Professional and courteous

Job Qualifications:
● MSW or BSW degree in social work from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social
Work Education
● Minimum of 2 years experience as social worker in healthcare
● Preferred experience as a social worker in community based care ie. Home Health, Hospice,Palliative Care.