Social Worker - Hospice - LMSW
Company: CorsoCare
Location: Lansing
Posted on: February 13, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description CorsoCare Hospice - Social
Worker - LMSW $3000 Hiring Bonus Job Title: Hospice Social Worker /
LMSW Job Status: Full-Time, Monday-Friday day shifts Coverage Area:
Greater Lansing surrounding areas At CorsoCare we offer: Employee
First Benefits: • Competitive compensation, including Medical
(BCBS), Dental, Vision and an HSA • Continued Growth and Education
from training, supportive leadership, and collaboration • Community
based visits, means less travel time • A company provided tablet
with 24/7/365 IT support • Dedicated schedulers to support flexible
scheduling options • Mileage reimbursement • Generous PTO/Holiday
(20 days first year) • Tuition Reimbursement up to $2500 per year •
Pet Insurance Employee First Culture - YOU BELONG, YOU MATTER! •
What makes you different, makes us great • You are part of a team •
Your unique experiences and perspectives inspire others • Peer
Recognition Program with quarterly and annual prizes • A 1440
Culture - one that strives to use all 1440 minutes in each day to
create the absolute best experiences with every person, in every
interaction Position Summary Social Worker: The Social Worker
delivers varied social work services to Hospice patients and their
families. To provide initial emotional, spiritual, psychosocial
assessments, ongoing counseling, bereavement services and community
education, outreach and referral. The Hospice social worker is an
integral part of the Hospice IDG. Required Experience for Social
Worker: Required education and training for a social worker must
include one or all of the following: Must have MSW degree from a
school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work
Education one year of experience in a medical setting. Ability to
work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgments.
Ability to respond appropriately to crisis outside of a hospital
setting. Acceptance of and adaptability to different social,
racial, cultural and religious modes. Minimum 2 years of experience
as a social worker, preferred. Active patient contact within past
three years, preferred. Accountability for Social Worker: Performs
initial psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and bereavement
assessments and assists in the development and implementation of
goal-directed IDG care plan. Conducts ongoing reassessments of
patient/family needs and counseling as required. Provides short
term crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when
indicated. Provides services, under the direction of a physician
(who approves plan of care). Participates as a member of the
Bereavement Team as assigned. Observes, assesses and brings to IDG
conferences information regarding psychosocial, emotional,
spiritual, physical and financial conditions affecting the patient
and family. Assumes the active role of advocate for the
patient/family unit. Develops and maintains contact with
appropriate community agencies and services in order to promote
interagency cooperation and to facilitate related referrals.
Documents comprehensive psychosocial, emotional and spiritual
assessment clearly and concisely in a timely manner. All
patient/family visits, telephone contacts and referral actions are
recorded in the patient record per policy. Provides ongoing
counseling related to issues of death and dying to the patient and
family as needed. Attends staff meetings, IDG and other meetings as
assigned and appropriate. Participates in the orientation program
as assigned. Adheres to all Hospice policies. Assumes
responsibility for own personal and professional development and
maintenance of skills in social work. Exhibits Hospice philosophy
in all job related roles. Other duties as assigned by
Director/Manager of Patient Services. General Working Conditions:
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee without restriction to successfully
perform the essential functions of this job. OSHA Occupational
Hazard present. For physical demands of position including vision,
hearing, repetitive motion and environment, see following
description. While performing the duties of this job, the employee
is required to communicate effectively with others, sit, stand,
walk and use hands to handle keyboard, telephone, paper, files, and
other equipment and objects. The employee is occasionally required
to reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to
review detailed documents and read computer screens. The employee
will occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The work
environment requires appropriate interaction with others. The noise
level in the work environment is moderate. Must possess a valid
driver’s license, auto liability insurance, and reliable
transportation. Travel to different locations may be required. This
classification description is intended to indicate the general
kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that are required of
positions given this title and should not be construed as declaring
what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular
position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify
the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work
of the employees under her/his supervision. The use of a particular
expression or illustration describing duties shall not exclude
other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of
difficulty. Equal Opportunity Employer CORRE
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