Social Worker - Palliative Care

Medstar Health is looking foraSocial Workerto join our team!We arelooking foralicensedsocial worker withpracticalskills related to psychosocial aspects of illness, as well aseffective interdisciplinary and interpersonal skills for practice and consultation.

Provides direct psychological, social and practical care to a select caseload of patients and families including social work assessments, problem identification, goal setting and implementation of care plans. Makes referrals to outside agencies and coordinates continuity of care. Works collaboratively with and provides leadership with the multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes. Serves as a clinical resource expert in palliative care. Provides clinical oversight and consultation in the absence of the Clinical Social Worker III/Director. Must focus in the area of clinical practice, education or research. Functions as a mentor for others. May be expected to provide on-call coverage, as needed.

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Primary Duties:

• Providesclinical social works services toidentifiedpatients and families. This includes outpatient and inpatient services. Includes individual family and group counselingregardingthe impact of illness and hospitalization.Maintainsappropriate documentationof all patient encounters and records in the EMR.

• Collaborates with other health care professionals as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Facilitates communicationregardingrelevant psychosocial issues of patients and families to the health care team through recording in medical records (inpatients and outpatient), consultation, and participation in relevant meetings.

• Functions as a coordinating link between patient, family, hospital, and community resources to assure continuity of care.

• Participates in orientation training and education programs for students, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals asrequired.Assumes responsibility foridentifyingtraining needs,locatingresources,and promoting own professional development. Mayprovidesupervision to LGSW-level social workers and or social work student learners.

• Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams asappropriate. Participates in meetings, serves on committees, and represents the department and hospital/facility in community outreach efforts asappropriate. Performs other duties as assigned. Participates in meetings and on committees andrepresentsthe department and hospital in community outreach efforts.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree of Social Work from an accredited training program.

• 1-2years' experience.

• License at the LICSW level.

• Experience working with adults and childrenpreferred.