Inpatient Palliative Social Worker, MSW

Social Worker

Provides social work services to patients, their families and/or significant others through counseling, emotional support, assisting with environmental needs, crisis intervention, and group leadership.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

For West Virginia Locations: 1. Master's Degree in Social Work or related field. 2. Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW), Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) through West Virginia Board of Social Work.

For Ohio Locations: 1. Master's Degree in Social Work or related field. 2. Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), or Licensed Independent Social Worker-Supervision (LISW-S) through Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board.

For Maryland Locations: 1. Master's Degree in Social Work or related field. 2. Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW), Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LISW-C) through Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.

For Pennsylvania Locations: 1. Master's Degree in Social Work or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure: 1. Certification in Case Management.

For Pennsylvania Locations: 2. Licensed Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker through Pennsylvania Department of State.

Experience: 1. Two (2) years' social work experience.

Core Duties and Responsibilities: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and community strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.

2. Participates as an integral professional in a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team led by physician.

3. Formulate, develop, and implement comprehensive treatment plans utilizing appropriate and evidence based treatments and interventions. Interventions may include crisis intervention, solution focused brief intervention, and any other.

4. Screens, educate on diagnosis, and provide therapy and interventions to individuals with a variety of presenting problems including substance abuse, depression, and anxiety, thought disorders, trauma, and autism spectrum. May perform these functions independently or as part of a team. (if under the supervision of LICSW)

5. Provide consultative services to health care team members within scope of care definitions as needed. Maintain a working knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues that impact on patient care, e.g., advance directives, child and elder abuse.

6. Provide education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation.

7. Participate in multi-disciplinary health care teams and represent clinical social work perspective/liaison with patient and family.

8. May formulate, develop, and implement discharge plan beginning on the day of admission through length of stay.

9. Acts as a liaison with community agencies and resources to assist patients and families as needed.

10. May facilitate cognitive/psychoeducational group therapy at a minimum of once per day and provide individual Solution Focused Brief therapy and crisis intervention as ordered by doctor and/or as needed.

11. Provide updates and information to families / support persons and care providers through length of patient stay and facilitate family meetings to provide discharge planning and education to family, as applicable.

12. Facilitate referrals to placement options including but not limited to; personal care home, nursing home, skilled rehab, assisted living, group homes.

13. Document assessment, plan, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards.

14. Maintain electronic medical records and documentation in accordance with department, hospital, medical center and/or health system policies. Attend and participate in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings.

Physical Requirements: 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Prolonged periods of standing or sitting.

Working Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Flexible hours to include weekends and holidays for inpatient setting.

Skills and Abilities:

1. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

2. Ability to work collaboratively with health care professionals at all levels to achieve established goals and improve quality outcomes.

3. Basic computer knowledge and ability to operate standard office software.