Social Worker LMSW- Palliative-Lourdes Main Campus
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Job Location:
Lafayette, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Palliative Care Social Worker provides comprehensive psychosocial support and counseling to patients and their families as the navigate challenges of serious illness end-of-life care and bereavement. The position is an integral part of the interdisciplinary palliative care team working collaboratively with the entire care team to ensure that patients and families receive holistic care that aligns with the mission and values of the health system.
This position includes facilitating family meetings working with anticipatory grief and difficult family dynamics understanding placement options and appropriate social financial and legal services.
Responsibilities
TECHNICAL TASKS
- Maintain continuous documentation of productivity for the department.
- Collects data for the purpose of Continuous Quality Improvement.
- Obtain basic information that is needed through the computer system.
- Records in patients charts with accuracy and timeliness on behalf of the patient as necessary
- Provide on call service on a rotating basis with other members of Social Service staff.
- Collaborates and participates with other staff members by sharing referrals taking extra call answering telephones order to meet patients needs in the absence of another staff member.
CRITICAL THINKING
- Demonstrates clinical expertise in the ability to assess patients and/or familys needs particularly as related to illness and hospitalization.
- Demonstrates the ability to develop a comprehensive and effective discharge plan through collaboration with other health care providers for the purpose of continuity of care.
- Demonstrates knowledge and mastery of a variety of therapeutic interventions.
- Demonstrates expertise in all aspects of Social Work related to patients and/or families contingent on diagnoses age and level of care.
- Demonstrates knowledge regarding the effects of illness and hospitalization on the patient and family systems.
- Participates in the education of patients families and medical staff regarding psychosocial issues and community resources.
- Serves as a resource for the development implementation and revision of Policies and Procedures Standards of Care and Standards of Practice
- Develops and assist in the provision of support systems in the acute ambulatory and community settings.
- Utilizes Social Work expertise to assist appropriate organizations to address health care needs in the community.
- Serves as patient advocate thus promoting patients rights.
- Makes good professional decisions independently when situation requires this.
- Facilitates patient staffing meetings with interdisciplinary teams weekly or bi-weekly regarding the specific needs of patients.
OTHER DUTIES
- Consistently performs 12 organizational Service Standards focused on Values Service and Quality.
Qualifications
Education: Masters Degree Social Worker
Licensure: RSW required upon hire and required to obtain LMSW within 6 Months.
Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is one of the largest healthcare systems based in Louisiana and is the leading healthcare provider for more than half the state’s population. The health system is a non-profit, Catholic organization sponsored by the Franciscan Miss ... View more
