Palliative Care Social Worker — Onsite Growth Path

UCHealth; Loveland (CO); On-site; USD 47,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

UCHealth in Loveland, CO is seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to assess patients and families, coordinate care, and develop short-term plans addressing social, emotional, economic, and environmental needs. This onsite, full-time position offers a 72-hour pay period and dayshift, with a clear career ladder and strong support for professional growth, benefits, and competitive pay.

The role requires collaboration with the care team, case reviews, discharge planning, psychosocial

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work.
• State licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

Responsibilities

• Participates in case reviews to evaluate care management and progress toward goals. Consults with healthcare team members to promote, monitor, and evaluate compliance with patient's treatment plan.
• Assists with discharge planning and processes. Identifies appropriate resources, including transportation, housing, healthcare, and social/spiritual services, and provides referrals as part of the discharge plan.
• Periodically administers and interprets tests and measures of psychosocial functioning for the purpose of diagnosing mental, emotional, behavioral, addictive and developmental disorders and disabilities, implementing appropriate assessment-based treatment plan.
• Supervises and/or trains new staff, lower level social workers, students or interns.
• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

Job description

UCHealth in Loveland, CO is seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to assess patients and families, coordinate care, and develop short-term plans addressing social, emotional, economic, and environmental needs. This onsite, full-time position offers a 72-hour pay period and dayshift, with a clear career ladder and strong support for professional growth, benefits, and competitive pay.

The role requires collaboration with the care team, case reviews, discharge planning, psychosocial