Social Worker, PT - Palliative Care

Harborhospicemi; California; Hybrid; USD 65.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Harborhospice mi is seeking an experienced social work professional to support palliative care services. The role focuses on psychosocial assessment, family-centered counseling, and coordination with an interdisciplinary team to optimize comfort, dignity, and quality of life for patients and caregivers.

The ideal candidate holds an MSW or related master’s degree, along with LMSW/LMSW eligibility in Michigan, and is prepared to obtain Advance Care Planning certification within a year.

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in social work (CSWE accredited) or related field.
• Current Michigan LMSW or LLMSW license or eligibility.
• Advanced Care Planning Facilitator Certification or willingness to obtain within 1 year.

Aufgaben

• Assess psychosocial status of patients, families and caregivers in home or facility settings.
• Plan and carry out interventions based on the psychosocial assessment.
• Provide strength-based, person-centered and family-centered counseling and psychoeducation.
• Coordinate with the interdisciplinary team to maintain and adjust the care plan for palliative care.
• Facilitate Advance Care Planning discussions and linkage to community resources.
• Document outcomes and report to stakeholders within established timelines.

Kenntnisse

Palliative care knowledge

Psychosocial assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical intervention planning

Family support

Ausbildung

MSW (CSWE accredited)

Related master’s degree (psychology, sociology, counseling, human services)

Michigan LMSW license eligibility

Jobbeschreibung

1. Is a graduate of a Master’s program in social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and holds current certification in the State of Michigan or has a Master’s degree in psychology, sociology, counseling, human services or other field related to Social Work who would be supervised by an LMSW.2. Current State of Michigan Social Work License (LMSW or LLMSW) and Drivers License.3. Advanced Care Planning Facilitator Certification or willing to obtain within one year of hire.1. Knowledge of the palliative care concept and philosophy.2. Assesses the psychosocial status of patients/families/caregivers related to the patient’s illness and environment in the patient’s identified residence.3. Assesses risk and intervenes clinically to identify potential for complicated grief and explores anticipatory bereavement related to possible death and multiple aspects of loss and adaption along the continuum of illness.4. Plans, develops and carries out interventions based on the psychosocial assessment.5. Evaluates the effectiveness of planned interventions and Manages IDT patient plan of care for palliative care consultation service.6. Provides strength based, person centered and family centered, comprehensive psychosocial assessment.7. Provides psychosocial interventions with the highest integrity related to cultural appropriateness and developmental stage along the continuum of illness including; 1. Supportive Counseling 2. Psychoeducation 3. Anticipatory guidance 4. Advocacy 5. Facilitation of family meetings 6. Linkage to community resources 7. Non-pharmacological pain and symptom management8. Provides clinical guidance and consultation to interdisciplinary team, prompting continuity of care and primary palliative care as well as safe and comprehensive care coordination and discharge planning as indicated.9. Formulates hypotheses about nature and etiology of problems.10. Negotiates with patient/family/caregiver to establish goals.11. Identifies service lines and providers at risk for compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma and will implements self-care strategies.12. Provides education and facilitates completion of Advance Care Planning with Palliative Care patients and individuals in the community in a variety of settings.13. Manages and enhances community partnerships. Facilitates educational opportunities with focus on primary palliative care, including Advance Care Planning for clinical and ancillary providers.14. Collects and maintains data representing Advance Care Planning initiatives and impact. Reports to Charted Coalition, grant and other stakeholders within established timelines.15. Reviews and uploads Advance Directive documents to the Great Lakes Health Connect repository.16. Responsible to organize, coordinate and network with local Advance Care Planning facilitators to strengthen outreach and education.17. Participates in System Improvement and Quality Initiatives.18. Identifies services, clinics, etc. needing enhanced palliative care and formulates strategies for addressing this need. Identifies and addresses disparity within and barriers to effective palliative care.19. Follows standard precautions/infection control policies.20. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled form.