Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) - Outpatient Palliative Care

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Job Summary

SIGN ON BONUS Available for Eligible Non-MGB Employees

$5,000 for LICSW

The Palliative Care Service provides patient and family care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing, and treating suffering through the continuum of illness.

The social worker is a member of the Palliative Care outpatient team within the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine.

The position requires one who works effectively, efficiently, and collaboratively as an employee of the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine adhering to professional social work standards expected at MGH, meeting the clinical and administrative requirements.

The role provides clinical services to patients/families that address psychosocial, environment, age specific and cultural issues to maximize emotional, social, and physical well-being and the effective use of healthcare and community resources; conducts bio-psychosocial assessments, provides intervention and treatment as indicated.

The social worker is expected to be highly organized, work independently, receive minimal supervision and guidance, and is expected to identify opportunities for improvement and seek out responsibility to enhance their ability to perform the work required. They will be HIPAA and Joint Commission compliant, for the Service’s code of conduct and be guided by the MGH Mission, Credo and Boundaries.

The Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine is seeking a dynamic clinician with excellent clinical, collaborative, and consultation skills to join the palliative care clinic team. In this outpatient role, you will provide psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, education, and supportive services for patients with serious illness and their families. Strong clinical, interpersonal, and organizational skills are essential.

This established position is primarily direct clinical care. As the clinical social work role continues to become more fully integrated into the growing outpatient clinic, there may be opportunities to contribute to program development and to help shape how the role evolves. We are looking for a seasoned clinician with ambulatory experience who is excited by that possibility.

Our focus is to help patients and their families live as well and as fully as possible when facing a life-threatening illness.

Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Education
• Master's Degree Social Work required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?

No

Social Worker II

• Clinical Experience in a medical setting 2-3 years required
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker [LICSW - State License] required

Senior Social Worker

• Clinical social work experience 3-5 years required
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker [LICSW - State License] required

Relevant activities include, but are not limited to the following:

Develop comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments responsive to age appropriate and cultural needs and concerns, specific to patients with chronic and terminal illness and their families

Assess patient-family-caregiver, physical, psychological, socioeconomic, spiritual and symptom management needs

Employ a range of clinical interventions such as psychotherapy (individuals, couples, families, and group), psychosocial counseling, crisis intervention, care coordination, complementary therapies, information and referral and safety planning. Advocate on behalf of patients and families to gain access to services and resources

Demonstrate a working knowledge of the theoretical and bio-psychosocial factors essential to caring for patients with chronic and terminal illness and their families (ALS, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, and dementia)

Conduct and/or participate in initial palliative care consults either independently or in collaboration with medical providers, including physicians and APPs undefined

Provide psychosocial consultation on patient-care planning and patient/family management

Incorporate assessments in developing and implementing intervention plans that enhance the clients’ abilities and decisions in palliative and end of life care

Identify barriers and risk factors that may impede symptom management, response to treatment and patient/family care

• Appropriate and timely documentation of all practice with patients
• Assist the palliative care team and/or directly facilitate patient-family-team communication planning
• Work independently and collaboratively on an interdisciplinary team
• Participate in and share facilitation of Interdisciplinary Team meetings (IDT)
• Ability to work with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Serve as an effective liaison between the palliative care service and clinical social workers in other service areas for collaboration including handoffs as needed
• Provide guidance and psychosocial dynamics instruction to fellows (I. e.: psychosocial assessment)

Recognize and intervene in issues of loss and adaptation along the illness continuum and through bereavement, making appropriate assessment of bereavement risk

Collaborate with Palliative Care Division Bereavement Coordinator to address bereavement needs in the outpatient setting

Provide liaison function between palliative care team and community hospice and long-term care facilities and other community services as needed

• Participate in formal and informal clinical case reviews and seminars
• Assist community information request specific to palliative care social work
• Attend palliative care service meetings (Business and Division meetings, Seminars, Grand Rounds, etc.)
• Attend required meetings with Department of Clinical Social Work
• Additional Job Details (if applicable)
• Knowledge and a thorough understanding about palliative and end of life care
• Ability to understand the role of a palliative care social worker in a health care setting and to work independently in a complex, fast-paced environment
• Excellent organizational skills
• Effective communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills enabling effective collaboration and teamwork
• Demonstrates initiative and leadership in developing services that respond to patient care needs

Remote Type

Hybrid

Work Location: 32 Fruit Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

• $92,227.00 - $126,027.20/Annual
• Grade
• 8

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