Social Worker - Palliative Care, Pennsylvania (Remote)
About The Position
Enhanced Community Care Management (ECCM) is seeking a social worker to expand its growing care delivery team. ECCM is the region's premiere Palliative Care Service, meeting with patients in the home and virtually to provide supportive care services. The incumbent will assess patients for psychosocial complexity and provide targeted interventions based on patient goals. ECCM operates as a community-based treatment team, working in conjunction with PCPs, specialists, hospitals, and post-acute care facilities to meet the social, psychological, and medical needs of patients with complex conditions or terminal diagnoses. This position is an integral part of the care delivery system, working within an interdisciplinary team to provide community-based palliative care. The focus is on advance care planning, understanding what matters most to patients, and developing goal-concordant care plans. The incumbent will work within their scope and standards of practice, adhering to the policies and values of the organization, with a customer-first approach. The position is Monday-Friday with no evenings or weekends. The service area includes Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Social Work
- 5 years of Post-graduate experience with experience as a Social Worker in an inpatient, outpatient, home health, or other healthcare setting where medical social work services are provided
- 2 years Case Management related activities
- Licensed Social Worker (LSW) OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Understanding of the importance of cultural competency in addressing targeted populations
- Understanding of the role of lifestyle in disease processes
- Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office products
- Ability to work collaboratively and function as a team member in a professional environment
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and perform work independently
- Evidence of ability to analyze outcomes and develop goal-oriented action plans
- Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills
- Motivational interviewing competency
- Advance care planning competency
- Ability to work in a high performing team environment that requires flexibility
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Competent computer skills including Microsoft Office products
Nice To Haves
- None
Responsibilities
- Completes and documents psychosocial assessments, intervention, and coordination of care to identified populations.
- Provides crisis intervention/counseling to identified populations to enhance patient/family coping mechanisms regarding illness.
- Engages the patient/family/significant other and interdisciplinary team in the discharge process to identify appropriate post-acute resources and community service follow-ups.
- Provides education to patients/family/significant other and interdisciplinary team regarding psychosocial factors related to illness.
- Actively participates in those areas of expertise to further enhance the role of social work within the hospital.
- Other duties as assigned or requested.
Benefits
- Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
