Greater Baltimore Medical Center - Hunt Valley, MD
posted 11 days ago
Hunt Valley, MD
Hospitals
About the position
Under general supervision, provides psycho-social services including psychosocial assessment and interventions, discharge planning, coordination of services, and resource referral.
Responsibilities
- Consults and follows patients in a community based Palliative Medicine program as assigned.
- Meets with family members and significant others to obtain a relevant psycho-social assessment and to assess current and potential medical and social drivers of health needs.
- Develops and implements a plan of care appropriate to identified problems. Shares resultant findings with the appropriate health care team members.
- Provides counseling services including individual, family and group modalities and other recognized psycho-social therapies in assisting patients and family members.
- Provides interpretation of the patient's, significant others, and family member's behavior as needed.
- Provides and facilitates timely completion of appropriate documentation for patient records.
- Assists team to coordinate referrals, appropriate levels of care, and the use of therapeutic community resources.
- Provides as well as attends educational in-services for community organizations and providers on palliative and hospice care.
- Participates actively in problem solving to enhance the most efficient and appropriate plan of care.
- Coordinates with other Gilchrist Programs to build/develop a complete Palliative Medicine service line.
- Participates in palliative medicine program development in collaboration with the palliative medicine interdisciplinary team and other service lines.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Social Work; Preferred Clinical track.
- 3 years of clinical social work experience, preferably in a medical setting.
- Knowledge of various social, home care, extended care, hospice, hospital government program, commercial insurance, and community services.
- Knowledge of social work theories, therapies, and techniques of casework process.
- Knowledge of principles and regulations of public welfare and Medicaid.
- Skill in coordinating efforts of a multi-disciplinary team (agency, hospital, hospice, payer, etc.).
- Skill in needs analysis.
- Ability to develop associated treatment modalities.
- Customer service skills.
- Skill in word processing programs.
- Skilled in grief and bereavement.
- Able to work independently with minimal oversight.
Nice-to-haves
- LCSW-C preferred.
- Advanced Palliative Hospice Social Worker Certified (APHSW-C) preferred.
- Center for Advancing Palliative Care (CAPC) competency - within 90 days of employment.
Benefits
- Pay Range: $51,351.55 - $79,594.90.
- Final salary offer will be based on the candidate's qualifications, education, experience and alignment with our organizational needs.
