Inpatient Palliative Social Worker, MSW

WVU Medicine

148d

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work or related field.
• Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW), Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) through West Virginia Board of Social Work.
• 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.
• 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.
• Two (2) years' social work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Certification in Case Management.
• Licensed Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker through Pennsylvania Department of State.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Participates as an integral professional in a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team led by physician.
• Formulate, develop, and implement comprehensive treatment plans utilizing appropriate and evidence based treatments and interventions.
• 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.
• Provide consultative services to health care team members within scope of care definitions as needed.
• Provide education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary health care teams and represent clinical social work perspective/liaison with patient and family.
• May formulate, develop, and implement discharge plan beginning on the day of admission through length of stay.
• Acts as a liaison with community agencies and resources to assist patients and families as needed.
• 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.
• 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.
• Facilitate referrals to placement options including but not limited to; personal care home, nursing home, skilled rehab, assisted living, group homes.
• Document assessment, plan, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards.
• 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.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees