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Palliative Care Social Worker

2 months ago

St Louis, Missouri, United States SSM Health Full time
About the Role

SSM Health is seeking a skilled Palliative Care Social Worker to join our team. As a Palliative Care Social Worker, you will play a vital role in providing psychosocial expertise and attention to the social determinants of health, addressing complex issues of patients and families in the palliative care setting.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with the interdisciplinary palliative care team members, communicating clearly and effectively as the psychosocial expert on the team to achieve high quality palliative care for all patients.
  • Assess patient's ability to complete an advance care planning documents then provide education, support and resources for completing advance care planning documents including, but not limited to, health care proxy, living will, or other accepted forms of advanced care planning documents.
  • Conduct psychosocial assessments for patients and family members utilizing clinical skills to identify strengths and barriers related to social determinants of health, including emotional well-being.
  • Provide anticipatory grief support to terminal patients & family members experiencing social, emotional, behavioral & psychiatric problems during a transition to end-of-life.
  • Promote healthy discussion between the patient, family, and medical team, in order to facilitate understanding of the patient's medical condition and treatment options, with the goal to establish clear, patient-centered goals of care and care plans especially for those who are marginalized; mediate conflict when it arises.
  • Provide education regarding necessary resources that will support the clarified goals of care acting as the expert on the care team pertaining to hospice and palliative care benefits.
  • Document all psychosocial interventions, including assessments and plan of care, specifically capturing the patients' story of illness, how their cultural perspective, socio economic status and religious beliefs impacts their wellbeing, and how their understanding of disease processes, prognosis, and associated risks impacts medical decision-making.
  • Deliver education relating to palliative care social work to fellows, residents, medical students and other learners, where applicable.
  • When indicated, coordinate with case management, risk management, legal department, and/or ethics committee to advocate for best possible outcomes for patients.
Requirements
  • Master's degree in Social Work
  • Three years job related experience required
  • Frequent reaching, sitting, standing and walking.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
  • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
  • Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
  • Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, twisting and gripping.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Occasional driving.
  • Rare repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements and squatting.
  • REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
Work Environment

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.