Palliative Care Social Worker - Fulltime, 1st Shift

Children's Hospital and Health System • Milwaukee, WI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Functioning primarily as part of the palliative care team, the Palliative Care Social Worker is responsible to support children and families experiencing living loss, anticipatory grief and grief due to bereavement in the hospital setting. Helps children, adolescents, and their families understand their treatment plan and be vocal about their needs; manage the stresses of debilitating physical illnesses, including emotional, physical, mental, social and spiritual; overcome crisis situations; connect to other support services; and navigate planning for end-of-life care. Acts as a bridge between palliative and bereavement so that families experience exceptional continuity of care.

Requirements

• Master of Social Work (MSW) and Wisconsin Advanced Practice Social Work (APSW) certification/licensure required.
• Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) training completed within 6 months of hire.
• Requires proficiency in professional skills related to grief responses, grief assessment, grief intervention, cultural diversity, assessment/intervention, critical incident stress debriefing, group facilitation and the understanding of family dynamics.
• Requires a minimum of three-year experience working with individuals/families with living loss and/or grief.
• License Social Worker Advance Practice (121) - State of Wisconsin
• License Social Worker Clinical (123) - State of Wisconsin
• License Social Worker Independent (122) - State of Wisconsin

Responsibilities

• support children and families experiencing living loss, anticipatory grief and grief due to bereavement in the hospital setting
• Helps children, adolescents, and their families understand their treatment plan and be vocal about their needs
• manage the stresses of debilitating physical illnesses, including emotional, physical, mental, social and spiritual
• overcome crisis situations
• connect to other support services
• navigate planning for end-of-life care
• Acts as a bridge between palliative and bereavement so that families experience exceptional continuity of care

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time