Palliative Care Social Worker, LCSW

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With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees.

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Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

Benefits

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

Job Summary

This role provides comprehensive psychosocial assessment, counseling, care coordination, and resource navigation for patients and families receiving palliative care services. Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to facilitate care planning, support transitions across the continuum of care, and advocate for patient and family needs.

Schedule Details

Location: This position is located 100%25 onsite.

Work Schedule

This position is scheduled for four 10-hour weekday shifts (8:00 a. m.–6:30 p. m.). No weekends or holidays.

Experience and Education

Required

Education

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an institution certified by the Council of Social Work Education
• Licenses and Certifications
• Applicable state license required; Upon Hire and
• (LCSW) LIC CLINCAL SOCIAL WORKER required or must obtain within 1 year of hire.
• Preferred

Experience

Demonstrated experience delivering direct clinical counseling services; background in palliative care or hospice preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

Certification in Advanced Hospice and Palliative Care preferred. Upon Hire

Job Duties

Serves as a liaison for transitional care planning between patient, caregivers and palliative care/clinical care teams. Assists clients to navigate healthcare systems; identifies and links clients with resources.

Attends administrative and clinical meetings relevant to operations of palliative care program; distributes relevant information to departmental staff. Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, care planning and ethics consultations. Works with the multidisciplinary team to identify and develop disposition plans.

Responsible for independent psychosocial assessment and direct clinical counseling. Provides counseling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families. Provides grief, loss and bereavement support to patient and families. Provides psychosocial education to patients and family caregivers about coping strategies, hospice and palliative care philosophy and non-pharmacological symptom management strategies.

Utilizes crisis intervention and problem solving skills to facilitate and enhance patient/family's ability to meet acute and ongoing medical and psychosocial needs.

Advocates on behalf of the patient and family. Facilitates advance care planning.

• Facilitates and/or supports existing psychoeducation support groups.
• Provides inservices or education workshops to other service providers and/or organizations to promote the palliative care philosophy and program.
• Maintains effective documents of social work activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Security and EEO Statement

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.