Hospice Clinical Social Worker

GBMC Healthcare • Towson, MD

6d • $58,489 - $93,582

About The Position

Under general supervision, provides supportive services to the patient/family unit of care. Provides assistance in adjustment to illness and grief, addressing personal, financial and environmental difficulties, which occur with end of life.

Requirements

• Education: Master’s degree in Social Work from a university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• Licensures/Certifications: Licensed in the State of Maryland as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical (LCSW-C). Advanced licensure for LMSWs is required within 3 years of the start date, supervision provided.
• Experience: One year of social work experience in a health care setting
• Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to effectively collaborate with interdisciplinary team in providing patient care
• Ability to manage time well and perform assigned duties with attention to detail
• Must possess professional image, positive attitude, enthusiasm, and self-motivation
• Comfortable in maintaining professional boundaries
• Strong self-awareness
• Culturally humble, curious and open to learning about diverse backgrounds
• Proficient computer skills
• Knowledgeable about community resources as well as diligent in researching a wide array of resources including those related to financial benefits
• Demonstrates empathy and compassion
• Effective time management
• Highly organized
• Knowledge of self-care, personal boundaries; abilities, limits and inner resources
• Analytical skills necessary to assess client needs, to establish a plan of care and to implement appropriate interventions
• Ability to function independently and effectively anticipate needs and problems
• Employee has knowledge and understanding of patient and workforce safety as it relates to job duties.
• Demonstrates competency in the delivery of care and applies the knowledge to meet age-specific needs if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Supervises social work interns as assigned
• LCSW-C Social Workers may supervise social workers with a LMSW as assigned
• Conducts biopsychosocial assessments of the patient and family as the basis for care planning
• Develops and maintains therapeutic relationships
• Addresses the emotional, spiritual, and psychological needs of the patient and family related to the patient’s illness, need for care, response to treatment and adjustment to care.
• Provides individual and family counseling specific to the disease process, coping, and planning.
• Provides psychosocial education to patients and their family members regarding coping strategies and techniques to manage stress, pain, and other symptoms of illness
• Conducts a comprehensive needs assessment and assists patients and family members with referrals and linkage to services in the community
• Supports the patient and their family through dying process
• Assures that a patient’s end of life wishes are met through education and helps to capture their wishes in legal documents such as MOLST and advanced directives
• Assesses and addresses caregiving resources and needs
• Conducts crisis intervention including suicide assessment and prevention
• Conducts bereavement care and grief counseling, including anticipatory responses to and processing grief
• Facilitates smooth transition from care environments
• Assists with discharge planning
• Participates in interdisciplinary group meetings
• Participates on committees as appropriate or assigned
• Educates staff during IDTs about mental health issues, family dynamics, or psychosocial factors impacting care.
• Advises IDT members of the maintenance of appropriate and therapeutic boundaries
• Debriefs difficult cases or deaths within the IDT
• Participates in monthly or bimonthly structured peer case conferences or group therapy
• Participates in supervision as dictated by the Board of Social Work Examiners regulations
• Assists with orientation of new employees
• Participates in the on-call rotation and provides after-hours and holiday coverage as specified by needs of the agency.
• Identifies and reports abuse and neglect as mandated by law
• Assures patient safety
• Creates timely and accurate documentation
• Adheres to Gilchrist standards and facilitates continuously improved processes and services
• Adheres to high standards of personal and professional conduct

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level