Licensed Social Worker - Palliative Care

Job Duties

• Provides physicians and members of the interdisciplinary health care team with appropriate and timely biopsychosocial information related to the patient's need for medical care and evaluates the plan of care with changing conditions, additional information or upon request and referral.
• Identifies patient's psychosocial needs in collaboration with the health care team and implements plan of care and appropriate intervention to meet identified needs.
• Reviews medical record, interviews patient and family members or responsible party.
• Discusses case with the multidisciplinary team to develop and implement appropriate interventions.
• Affirms patient's psychosocial, living situation, available supports, and incorporates treatment team recommendations for post discharge care.
• Sets up clarification of information as needed and follows up on outstanding information that impacts final plans and referrals needed.
• Edicates patients and families of applicable resources, limitations and relevant financial issues of the services to meet patient needs.
• Coordinates internal and external services to meet the identified needs of patient.
• Communicates to patients, families, and multidisciplinary team in a timely manner when the changes in patient care needs require a change in the expected discharge plan, available community resources, and alternatives that are appropriate to meet the revised plan of care.
• Referrals are completed to appropriate community resources in a timely manner to ensure patient discharges are not delayed due to avoidable actions.
• Affords patients choice of vendors in selection of referrals to meet post acute needs.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Social Work (Required)
• Licensed Social Worker - Default Issuing Body

Skills

• Organizing
• Behavioral Therapy Management
• Assessment And Diagnosis
• Intake Assessments
• Psychotherapy
• Social Work
• Patients Rights
• Working Independently

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

Benefits

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance