LICSW - Outpatient Hospice

HealthPartners•Saint Louis, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Park Nicollet is looking to hire a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, (LICSW), to join our Outpatient Hospice team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day. Position Summary: Provides supportive services to help meet the patient/family social, emotional, economic, and environment needs in relation to the impact of a chronic, acute, or terminal illness though education, support/counseling, and referrals/coordination of community resources. Completes timely visits to meet patient/family needs and ensure program compliance. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide whole person care addressing bio-psycho-social needs of patients and family. Provide patients/families with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute or terminal illness through education, support/counseling and referrals for community resources.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work
Minnesota (MN) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Work (LICSW) license upon start date
Must have vehicle, driver’s license and current auto insurance.
Must meet all criteria required under Park Nicollet’s Automobile Liability Guidelines
Strong psychosocial assessment skills and implementation of interventions based on Social Work assessment.
Ability to function independently with minimal supervision.
Experience and comfort providing services in the community, including patient homes.
Knowledge of reimbursement procedures as well as knowledge of community resources.
Ability to function effectively on an interdisciplinary team.
Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal form within the interdisciplinary team.
Ability to independently carry out directions and follow medical orders for services.
Computer experience including documentation in an electronic medical record.
Comfort or experience working within serious illness or end of life.
Ability to adapt to a flexible and changing schedule to meet patient needs.
Willing to participate in a rotating schedule including weekends.

Nice To Haves

Previous Hospice experience
Advance Care Planning experience
Experience with facilitation of goals of care conversations.

Responsibilities

Provides supportive services to help meet the patient/family social, emotional, economic, and environment needs in relation to the impact of a chronic, acute, or terminal illness though education, support/counseling, and referrals/coordination of community resources.
Completes timely visits to meet patient/family needs and ensure program compliance.
Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide whole person care addressing bio-psycho-social needs of patients and family.
Provide patients/families with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute or terminal illness through education, support/counseling and referrals for community resources.