Inpatient Palliative Social Worker,MSW Job Morgantown area,West Virginia USA,Healthcare

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Provides social work services to patients, their families and/or significant others through counseling, emotional support, assisting with environmental needs, crisis intervention, and group leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

For West Virginia Locations:

Master's Degree in Social Work or related field.
Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW), Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) through West Virginia Board of Social Work.

For Ohio Locations:

Master's Degree in Social Work or related field.
Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), or Licensed Independent Social Worker-Supervision (LISW-S) through Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board.

For Maryland Locations:

Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field.
Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW), Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LISW-C) through Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.

For Pennsylvania Locations:

Master's Degree in Social Work or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

Certification in Case Management.

For Pennsylvania Locations:

Licensed Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker through Pennsylvania Department of State.

Experience

Two (2) years' social work experience.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and community strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.
Participates as an integral professional in a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team led by physician.
Formulate, develop, and implement comprehensive treatment plans utilizing appropriate and evidence based treatments and interventions. Interventions may include crisis intervention, solution focused brief intervention, and any other.
Screens, educate on diagnosis, and provide therapy and interventions to individuals with a variety of presenting problems including substance abuse, depression, and anxiety, thought disorders, trauma, and autism spectrum. May perform these functions independently or as part of a team. (if under the supervision of LICSW)
Provide consultative services to health care team members within scope of care definitions as needed. Maintain a working knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues that impact on patient care, e.g., advance directives, child and elder abuse.
Provide education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation.
Participate in multi-disciplinary health care teams and represent clinical social work perspective/liaison with patient and family.
May formulate, develop, and implement discharge plan beginning on the day of admission through length of stay.
Acts as a liaison with community agencies and resources to assist patients and families as needed.
May facilitate cognitive/psycho educational group therapy at a minimum of once per day and provide individual Solution Focused Brief therapy and crisis intervention as ordered by doctor and/or as needed.
Provide updates and information to families / support persons and care providers through length of patient stay and facilitate family meetings to…


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