Social Worker Pediatric Palliative Care

Care Dimensions•Danvers, MA

16h

About The Position

Care Dimensions has a truly meaningful purpose – to provide compassionate care to our patients who are faced with an advanced or end-of-life illness. Since 1978, Care Dimensions has been a driving force in expanding access to hospice and palliative care in Massachusetts. At Care Dimensions, we invest in people who take pride in caring and supporting. We support and strengthen our people with extensive training, teamwork and technology. Our values are embedded in our work, each and every day: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration, Integrity, Responsiveness, Innovation. As part of the Care Dimensions team, you’ll gain the support and inspiration for a career you’ll find meaningful every day. Full Time Ask us about our Flexible Shifts Care Dimensions has a truly meaningful purpose – to provide compassionate care to our patients who are faced with an advanced or end-of-life illness. Since 1978, Care Dimensions has been a driving force in expanding access to hospice and palliative care in Massachusetts. At Care Dimensions, we invest in people who take pride in caring and supporting. We support and strengthen our people with extensive training, teamwork and technology. Our values are embedded in our work, each and every day: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration, Integrity, Responsiveness, Innovation. As part of the Care Dimensions team, you’ll gain the support and inspiration for a career you’ll find meaningful every day. Great benefits, generous earned time (vacation days) program, tuition reimbursement, student loan payback program, and so much more!! Summary Reporting to the Palliative Care Clinical Manager, Pediatric Palliative Care Social Worker is responsible for providing ongoing psychosocial assessments and advocate for interventions that alleviate burden and facilitate coping for assigned pediatric palliative care patients and their families. The Pediatric Palliative Social worker participates in family support, teaching, counseling, education, and advanced care planning in collaboration with the pediatric palliative care interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work
LICSW or LCSW required
Demonstrate experience working with children and families in clinical capacity
Demonstrate experience working with life-threatening conditions and chronic disease
Strong verbal and written, communication skills with patients, caretakers and providers
Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Demonstrated Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team
Demonstrated organizational skills, time management skills

Nice To Haves

One year work experience in hospice and/or palliative care preferred
Experience in the use of electronic medical record preferred
Fluency in Spanish and/ or Portuguese beneficial

Responsibilities

Providing ongoing psychosocial assessments
Advocating for interventions that alleviate burden and facilitate coping for assigned pediatric palliative care patients and their families
Participating in family support, teaching, counseling, education, and advanced care planning in collaboration with the pediatric palliative care interdisciplinary team