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The role of the Director of Psychosocial Services is to manage and supervise the psychosocial services of Hudson Valley Hospice, including consultation to and supervision of the Hospice’s Social Work Services, Bereavement Services, and all staff and interns working in the programs. As member of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Groups and Management Team, additional responsibilities include collaboration with other managers toward the success of the agency. This position is vital within the department to advocate for staff, understand staffing needs and how to resolve issues/concerns. This Social Worker (LCSW) will have great management skills, understand hospice/palliative care and be able to think critically when problem solving. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Facilitates patient/family understanding of an adjustment to the demands and challenges of terminal illness, dying, death, and grief via an ongoing assessment and intervention including individual and group counseling, grief work, family meetings, crisis intervention and spiritual care.
• Participates in interviews and hiring of competent staff and interns
• Develops position control and staffing plans to assure adequate, competent staff that are scheduled to meet patient care needs for social work and bereavement.
• Completes employee performance reviews. 
• Participates in completion of staff training and development programs, including unit-based orientation and a competency program.
• Participates in the Performance Improvement process and works in teams as appropriate.
• Participates in the weekly IDG care planning meetings for the purpose of fostering, evaluating, and monitoring staff in their reporting of care plan needs and interventions.
• Facilitates monthly peer supervision and business meetings for all disciplines.
• Provides weekly supervision for staff seeking LCSW accreditation.
• Provides at least annual field evaluations with staff.
• Assists in developing, monitoring, and compliance of department budgets multiple cost centers to meet financial goals. Submits budget variance forms.
• Directs purchases of supplies, identifies effective resource management opportunities and pursues more efficient staffing/scheduling while assuring appropriate quality care.
• Assists in researching of and applying for appropriate grants.

COMPETENCIES

• Ability to effectively communicate verbally (in person and by phone) and in writing.
• Work effectively and cooperatively independently and as a team member.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks efficiently. 
• Excellent counseling, advocacy and collaboration skills.
• Possess excellent attention to detail
• Leadership skills and ability to provide clinical supervision to social workers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

• Normal office conditions
• Sometimes travel from office to office or to assist with patient caseload in the field
• Valid NYS drivers license with reliable transportation
• Moderate to high risk potential to exposure to unsafe environments or unstable customers.
• Moderate to high risk of exposure to unsafe environments or unstable conditions.

PREFERRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in social work by an accredited university.
• Required Licensed Clinical Social Worker by the New York State Office of the Professions.
• Minimum of three years experience working with terminally ill patients and/or grief counseling; hospice and palliative care experience required 
• Minimum of 2-5 years management experience in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of family group treatment: dynamics of terminal illness and grief and bereavement with knowledge of community resources
• Working knowledge of word processing and computer skills.

Hours: Monday-Friday (8:30am-4:30pm); Supervisor On Call rotation

Pay: $90,000-95,000 per year

FLSA: Exempt

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Generous PTO and more!

COVID-19 Precautions: Effective 8/22/2023, Hudson Valley Hospice no longer requires the COVID-19 vaccine.

Hudson Valley Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Hudson Valley Hospice

Hudson Valley Hospice is here to help when individuals in Dutchess and Ulster Counties are faced with a life-limiting illness. For more than 35 years, Hudson Valley Hospice has provided a wide range of programs and services for the patient and their loved ones that go beyond Medicare hospice requirements. These distinctive and specialized services are currently taking place in the home, nursing facilities and area hospitals, wherever a patient calls home. Our specially trained interdisciplinary team comprised of physicians, hospice certified nurses, home health aides, social workers, music therapists, chaplains, grief and bereavement specialists, end of life doulas and volunteers come together to support the patient and their loved ones, offering programs, services and treatments that address comfort, pain and symptom management, spiritual care and grief and bereavement support, all designed to enhance the quality of life during a patient’s final months and weeks and support their loved ones. Hospice care is a benefit provided under Medicare Part A, Medicaid, Veterans Administration benefits, and most commercial insurance plans. Through the generosity of the community to our F...oundation, financial assistance may also be available to cover the cost of hospice care. Hudson Valley Hospice is a proud Level 5 member of the We Honor Veterans program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the Department of Veterans Affairs. We are so very proud to serve our Veterans, who along with their families, have sacrificed for all of us. Hudson Valley Medical Health Choices, a community based palliative practice that focuses on the needs of the patient, not on their prognosis. This type of care is vital to providing relief from the symptoms and stress of an illness, with a goal of improving the quality of life for both the patient and their loved ones.

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