Social Worker - Palliative Care - Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

About the role

Vituity is seeking a Palliative Care Social Worker to join our team in Everett, WA. This position is part of a collaborative care team dedicated to improving the patient and family experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent psychosocial assessments.
• Provide counseling, grief support, loss support, crisis intervention and bereavement support.
• Affirm caregiver burden and develop support plans.
• Navigate healthcare systems and community resources.
• Advocate for patients and families.
• Document assessments and interventions in the medical record.
• Facilitate advance care planning discussions.
• Identify surrogate decision makers.
• Aid with Advance Directives, Durable Power of Attorney, and POLST/MOLST (Physician/Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) completion.
• Coordinate and schedule family meetings.
• Participate in ethics consultations.
• Educate patients and families regarding palliative care and hospice services.
• Coordinate discharge planning for palliative care patients.
• Assist with hospice, home-based palliative care, long-term care, and post-acute placement.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and care planning.
• Support education of residents and medical students.
• Track quality and program metrics.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
• Current state social work licensure required.
• Three (3) years of social work experience in an acute care setting required.
• Experience facilitating advance care planning and goals-of-care discussions required.
• Experience performing psychosocial assessments and supporting patients with serious illness required.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred.
• Coursework or training in Hospice and Palliative Care preferred.
• Coursework or training in Advance Care Planning preferred.
• Advanced Palliative and Hospice Social Work Certification (APHSW-C) preferred.
• Experience facilitating family meetings and ethics consultations preferred.
• Serious illness communication and family meeting facilitation.
• Psychosocial assessment, counseling, grief and bereavement support.
• Knowledge of hospice eligibility and community resources.
• Ability to identify surrogate decision makers and support healthcare proxy designation.
• Strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to effectively educate medical students and residents.
• Strong documentation, organizational, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
• Current state social work licensure required.
• Three (3) years of social work experience in an acute care setting required.
• Experience facilitating advance care planning and goals-of-care discussions required.
• Experience performing psychosocial assessments and supporting patients with serious illness required.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred.
• Coursework or training in Hospice and Palliative Care preferred.
• Coursework or training in Advance Care Planning preferred.
• Advanced Palliative and Hospice Social Work Certification (APHSW-C) preferred.
• Experience facilitating family meetings and ethics consultations preferred.
• Serious illness communication and family meeting facilitation.
• Psychosocial assessment, counseling, grief and bereavement support.
• Knowledge of hospice eligibility and community resources.
• Ability to identify surrogate decision makers and support healthcare proxy designation.
• Strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to effectively educate medical students and residents.
• Strong documentation, organizational, and communication skills.

Skills

• Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW).
• Current state social work licensure.
• Three (3) years of social work experience in an acute care setting.
• Experience facilitating advance care planning and goals-of-care discussions.
• Experience performing psychosocial assessments and supporting patients with serious illness.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred.
• Coursework or training in Hospice and Palliative Care.
• Coursework or training in Advance Care Planning.
• Advanced Palliative and Hospice Social Work Certification (APHSW-C) preferred.
• Experience facilitating family meetings and ethics consultations.
• Serious illness communication and family meeting facilitation.
• Psychosocial assessment, counseling, grief and bereavement support.
• Knowledge of hospice eligibility and community resources.
• Ability to identify surrogate decision makers and support healthcare proxy designation.
• Strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to effectively educate medical students and residents.
• Strong documentation, organizational, and communication skills.

Benefits

• Superior health plan options.
• Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, Life and AD&D coverage, and more.
• Top Tier 401(k) retirement savings plans that offers a $1.20 match for every dollar up to 6% plus discretionary profit-sharing contributions (eligible January following 18 months of service).
• Generous paid time off starting 3-4 weeks’ annually.
• Student Loan Refinancing Discounts.
• Professional and Career Development Program.
• EAP and travel assistance included.
• Wellness program.
• Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $40.01 – $50.01.

Schedule

Details on the schedule will be provided during the interview process.