Palliative Care Social Worker
About The Position
Coordinates the management and operations of the hospital aspects of the Palliative Care program. Provides care coordination, care plan development, and assessments, and anticipates and assists with symptom management, including pain control. Primary responsibilities include clinical outcomes, data management, patient, family, and staff education, scheduling, educational development, and educational materials. The role promotes continuity of care across inpatient and outpatient services; conducts hospital, ICU, floor, and cancer center social work and palliative care consults; coordinates policies and procedures, data collection and analysis, and performance improvement initiatives; and identifies opportunities to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction. The position also maintains relationships with community agencies and other organizations, supports palliative care consultations, collaborates with multidisciplinary clinical teams, coordinates telemedicine use on nursing floors, and coordinates, develops, and implements the Ethics Committee.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work.
- Current license required by the state board where services are provided; in Pennsylvania, Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) through the Pennsylvania Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.
- Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
- Five years of social work experience.
- Ability to communicate clearly with patients, families, physicians, and other employees.
- Knowledge of professional theory, practice, and procedure.
- Knowledge of and appropriate application of the nursing process.
Nice To Haves
- Five years of experience in palliative or ICU care.
Responsibilities
- Promote the continuum of care in inpatient and outpatient infrastructure.
- Conduct social worker and palliative care consults in the hospital, including ICU and floor consults.
- Prepare and perform the annual review of the program.
- Coordinate the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
- Support the cancer center with social worker consults and needs.
- Direct and oversee Palliative Care performance improvement initiatives and identify trends.
- Coordinate data collection, analyze data, and identify trends.
- Identify opportunities to improve patient outcomes and participate in plans to enhance clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
- Serve as a community support liaison for Palliative Care and establish and maintain relationships with community agencies, hospitals, sponsors, and support groups.
- Assist in providing palliative care and performing palliative care consultations.
- Evaluate and assess patient medical conditions using histories, physical examinations, and reviews of previous medical records.
- Collaborate with care management, chaplaincy, rehabilitative services, pharmacy, dieticians, and house staff to promote comprehensive, coordinated palliative care.
- Work as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing specialist evidence-based nursing care to patients and supporting families and caregivers.
- Coordinate and implement telemedicine via palliative care on nursing floors.
- Coordinate, develop, and implement the Ethics Committee.
- Provide care coordination, care plan development, assessments, symptom-management assistance, and patient, family, and staff education.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
