Social Worker - Remote/Hybrid Central PA., Lehigh County territory
About The Position
ECCM is seeking a social worker to join their growing care delivery team. This role is remote/hybrid and requires the incumbent to be located in the Central PA, Lehigh County area. ECCM is the region's premiere Palliative Care Service, meeting with patients in their homes and virtually to provide supportive care. The social worker will assess patients for psychosocial complexity and implement targeted interventions based on patient goals. Working as part of a community-based treatment team, ECCM collaborates with PCPs, specialists, hospitals, and post-acute care facilities to address the social, psychological, and medical needs of patients with complex conditions or terminal diagnoses. This position is crucial to the care delivery system, working within an interdisciplinary team to provide community-based palliative care. The focus is on advance care planning, understanding patient priorities, and developing goal-concordant care plans, all while adhering to scope of practice, organizational policies, and values, with a customer-first approach. The work schedule is Monday-Friday with no evenings or weekends. The territory covers Central PA, Lehigh County, and surrounding areas.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Social Work
- 6 years of related and progressive experience in lieu of Bachelor's degree
- 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
