Palliative care SW Part time

Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

THIS IS AN HOURLY POSITION

An Opportunity to Join our Remarkable Clinical Social Worker Inpatient Case Management awaits YOU!!!!

Trinity Health is one of the nation's top healthcare service providers, spanning five counties in Southeastern Michigan. SJMHS represents more than 2,700 physicians and 14,000 nurses and staff, and includes 5 Hospitals, 5 Outpatient Health Centers, 8 Urgent Care Facilities and over 25 Specialty Centers.

Trinity Health Livonia is part of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, serving communities in 21 states with 86 hospitals, 128 continuing care facilities and home health and hospice programs.

Trinity Livonia is a beautiful full-service, 304-bed acute care hospital, located in Livonia, MI, that provides comprehensive care, including a 24-hour emergency department, general medicine, inpatient and outpatient surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, intensive care unit, cancer, cardiology, geriatrics and birthing and women's health. Through several major expansions in the hospital, programs and services, St. Mary Mercy continues to offer the latest in quality health and medical services. St. Mary Mercy has received numerous awards recognizing excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, financial performance and efficiency.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Social Worker provides services to patient, family members and/or significant others to help deal with adjustment to illness problems, understanding and accepting diagnoses, prognoses or treatment of new or recurrent disease.

The Social Worker will work to implement a safe and appropriate transition to the next level of care.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND LICENSURE

Education

MSW

Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work

Licensure

State of Michigan license, LMSW, or license eligible, LLMSW

Training and Experience

2 years as an MSW Social Worker in an acute care setting

Job Knowledge

The PC Social Worker provides services to patient, family members and/or significant others to help deal with adjustment to illness problems, understanding and accepting diagnoses, prognoses or treatment of new or recurrent disease.  The Social Worker works closely with the Palliative Care team, which includes the NP , Physician, and Chaplain.  The PC team will follow up on all palliative care consults at the hospital in a timely manner.

PERFORMANCE DUTIES

• Assess patient/family social and emotional factors in order to estimate their potential to cope with terminal illness and death
• Provide psycho social counseling and support to the patient/family experiencing emotional, social, and economic conflict
• Assist patient/family in utilizing community resources and community PC programs.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meeting to establish, review, and revise the individualized plan of care for each patient, including exchange of information, review of problems, and sharing of professional support. Discuss patient centered goals of care, disease prognosis and advanced care planning.
• Support the patient's unique spiritual and cultural beliefs.
• Participate in developing and implementing appropriate measures of patient care quality and satisfaction.
• Ad hoc activities to support educational and outreach goals of the palliative care service.
• Provide critical psycho-social support to Palliative Care patients through the palliative care services consult team.
• Supports the inpatient case manager/social worker by developing a plan of care for patients that are being seen by the Palliative Care service.
• Completes referrals for patients that are going into GIP hospice and are under the Palliative Care service.   This will be in coordination with the inpatient social workers and CM.

• Uses and develops the social work process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.     

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• Collects and assesses data related to individual health care needs including:  past medical history, current health status and treatment, necessity/appropriateness for services and setting and follow-up needed to meet needs.

• Reassess on a consistent basis and document in the EMR including whenever there is a change in the patient's conditions or goals, when there is a change in the patient's or families preferences, and as defined by the palliative care program.

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• Provides counseling to enable patient/family members and/or significant others to utilize resources and strength to make necessary adjustments due to illness, its impact and changes to be anticipated. Include patient and family and/or support person in decision making

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• Is an active participant in multidisciplinary PC team rounds and communicates with the Case Management team/physicians information that guides the plan of care.  

• Assist in referrals for bereavement resources family and/or support person prior to patient's death.

• Identifies the need for and convenes family meetings to provide clarity to the patient’s status that result in informed decision making.

• Is familiar with the legal requirements regarding reporting alleged child and/or adult neglect or abuse.  Assesses situations to determine if report needs to be made to either Children’s Protective Services or Adult Protective Services.  Coordinates with the physician, nurse manager and case manager to implement a safe plan of care for child if there are concerns regarding abuse/neglect.  Coordinates with the physician, nurse manager and case manager to implement a safe plan of care for an adult.  Coordinates with the domestic violence service agency to plan counseling service and/or a shelter placement, if necessary.

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• Documents in patient’s electronic data base ongoing communication with all individuals responsible for the continuum of care or regulatory issues.

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• Demonstrates the ability to use the various computer programs required.

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• Conducts support/education groups to assist in adjustment process.  As appropriate, may have the option to facilitate either a time limited or ongoing group process to help family members cope with illness, as time permits.

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• Handles community calls and visits if needed.

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• May rotate on the weekends and holidays as needed in the department

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Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.