Social Worker (Home Health & Hospice)

**Location:** 3181 Shore Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23451 **Reports to:** Hospice Director **FLSA:** Exempt/Salaried **Schedule:** We currently have both **full-time** and **part-time** opportunities available; daytime shifts with flexibility for some evenings, weekends and holiday on-call shifts ##### ##### **About Us** ##### Founded in 1982, **Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay** is a not-for-profit, faith-based Life Plan Community. Located along the southern shore of Chesapeake Bay, our scenic, resort-style campus is home to a vibrant community of residents and staff who share a passion for service, joy, and well-being. ##### Our mission? **Enriching lives through the power of purpose, belonging, and wellness.** ##### We live our values every day: - **Respect** for every person - **Passion** for what we do - **Professionalism** in all we do **Westminster Canterbury at Home** **(WCAH)** is one of the most well-respected home health and home care agencies in the greater Tidewater Region, including Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk and Portsmouth. We provide the quality services that people need when they wish to stay confidently and comfortably in their own homes. As a subsidiary of Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach’s premier beachfront continuing care retirement community, Westminster Canterbury At Home has a particular appreciation for the difference that location can make in the retirement experience. What it really comes down to is where an individual feels most comfortable. For some, that place is home—and we’re more than happy to meet you there. **To learn more:** [**https://wcathome.com/**](https://wcathome.com/) The **Social Worker (Home Health & Hospice)** plays a vital role in supporting patients and their families throughout the end-of-life journey. This position is responsible for assessing the psychosocial, emotional, and environmental needs of patients and identifying resources and support systems that promote comfort, safety, and coping during terminal illness. The Social Worker provides counseling, crisis intervention, and bereavement support to patients and their loved ones, helping them navigate the emotional and practical challenges associated with hospice and home health care. They assess factors such as suicide risk, abuse or neglect concerns, and barriers to maintaining a safe home environment, while coordinating appropriate interventions and community resources. Working collaboratively with physicians and the interdisciplinary care team, the Social Worker helps identify social and mental health stressors that may exacerbate symptoms related to terminal illness and contributes to the development and ongoing revision of each patient's individualized plan of care. This role provides medical social services in accordance with established care plans and offers short-term counseling and emotional support to patients and families as needed. The Social Worker is expected to embody Westminster-Canterbury's core values of Respect, Passion, and Professionalism in every interaction and to promote a culture of accountability by encouraging others to do the same. ##### ##### **What You'll Do In This Role** - Assist in providing information and preparation of advance directives, funeral planning issues and transfer of responsibilities regarding fiscal, legal and health care decisions. Prepare clinical and progress notes, identify and manage family dynamics and communication patterns. Includes the patient/ family in the plan of care. Identify and utilize appropriate community resources and assess patient/ family ability to access them. Evaluate patient family response to psychosocial interventions - Assess caregiver's ability to function adequately and assess need for counseling related to risk assessment for pathological grief. Assess special needs related to cultural diversity including communication, space, role of family members and special traditions. - Identify the developmental leve…