Palliative Care LCSW & Clinical Supervisor

Hugh Chatham Health, Inc.; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health benefits

Retirement plans

Educational assistance

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Full-time Social Worker (MSW) in Palliative Care at WFBMC Main in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The role involves biopsychosocial assessments, care planning with a multidisciplinary team, crisis intervention, and ensuring patient and family education and advocacy throughout the care continuum.

The ideal candidate holds a CSWE‑accredited MSW, active Clinical Social Work licensure, and can mentor new social workers.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work from a CSWE approved graduate school required.
• 1 year experience within current department or 2 years healthcare experience required for external candidates.
• License in Clinical Social Work in applicable state and/or SC required; additional Certification preferred.
• Proof of membership in a professional organization required.
• Must have the ability to mentor/supervise new social workers as needed by department.

Responsibilities

• Provides biopsychosocial assessments, clinical behavioral health diagnoses, treatment planning, evidence based clinical interventions, information and referrals to community.
• Interviews patient/patient's social support system to complete initial psychosocial evaluation and/or completes psychosocial assessment for the patient.
• Provides brief psychotherapy, supportive counseling, and education to patient/patient's social support system. Assists in coping with stress related to hospitalization, disability, chronic/terminal illness.
• Identifies, plans, and coordinate aspects of care for the patient/family.
• Develops, monitors and revises a plan of care based on assessment of patient/family needs, in collaboration with multidisciplinary team.
• Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient/family education.
• Advocates for the patient and family throughout care continuum.
• Maintains availability to the patient/family as a resource to facilitate communication among providers and to monitor services rendered.
• Provides clinical supervision to provisionally licensed social worker and/or mentors new social workers in the department.
• Serves as a resource to team members and physicians regarding emotional, social and psychosocial components of the patient's illness and its effects on their social support system.
• Intervenes in crisis situations, appropriately and effectively applying crisis intervention theory and skills.
• Participates in the initiation, development, and maintenance of clinical pathways/protocols and other population-based programs, facilitating collaboration of multidisciplinary teams in the process.
• Analyzes and evaluates the effect of social work involvement on quality outcomes, fiscal parameters, customer satisfaction, and system operations and implements strategies to resolve the system, performance, and patient variances.
• Refers patients/family to external agencies/resources for treatment when appropriate.
• Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation.
• Documents accurately, timely and according to departmental policy.
• Participates, as appropriate, in clinical research and may provide local, national, and/or international presentations within specified field.

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work (CSWE accredited)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a Full-time Social Worker (MSW) in Palliative Care at WFBMC Main in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The role involves biopsychosocial assessments, care planning with a multidisciplinary team, crisis intervention, and ensuring patient and family education and advocacy throughout the care continuum.

The ideal candidate holds a CSWE‑accredited MSW, active Clinical Social Work licensure, and can mentor new social workers.