What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker - Palliative Care position at jpshealthnet?
Description: The Social Worker-Palliative Care is responsible for providing psychosocial assessments, addressing psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs for assigned adult/geriatric patients and families facing irreversible serious illness. Provides crisis intervention, emotional support, counseling, education and advocates for patients/families. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in development, implementation and evaluation of the treatment plan.
Typical Duties:
- Conducts psychosocial assessments for patients/families with an irreversible serious illness.
- Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of patient treatment/care plans.
- Collaborates with patients/families, clinical staff and palliative care team to identify options and goals.
- Attend scheduled palliative care IDT’s and team meetings.
- Maintain current community resource information regarding services available for palliative care patients/ families.
- Maintain clinical competence for adult/geriatric palliative Social Work services and exhibits professional growth and development.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
- Maintain electronic medical records with accuracy and in compliance with JPS standards.
- Performs other related job duties as assigned.