Licensed Social Worker - Inpatient Hospice Discharge Coordinator

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Park Nicollet is looking to hire a Licensed Social Worker (LISW or LICSW) to join our Hospice team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day.

• Provides supportive services to help meet the patient/family social, emotional, economic, and environment needs in relation to the impact of a chronic, acute, or terminal illness through education, support/counseling, and referrals/coordination of community resources.
• Completes timely visits to meet patient/family needs and ensure program compliance.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide whole person care addressing bio-psycho-social needs of patients and family.
• Provide patients/families with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute or terminal illness through education, support/counseling and referrals for community resources.

Wed – Fri 8am-4:30pm. Rotating weekend responsibilities ~q4-5 weeks.

• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:
  • Master’s degree in social work
• Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
  • Must have Minnesota (MN) Social Work license upon start date:
    • Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) or
    • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
  • Must have vehicle, driver’s license and current auto insurance. Must meet all criteria required under Park Nicollet’s Automobile Liability Guidelines.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Strong psychosocial assessment skills and implementation of interventions based on Social Work assessment.

• Ability to function independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience and comfort providing services in the community, including patient homes.
• Knowledge of reimbursement procedures as well as knowledge of community resources.
• Ability to function effectively on an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal form within the interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to independently carry out directions and follow medical orders for services.
• Computer experience including documentation in an electronic medical record.
• Comfort or experience working within serious illness or end of life.
• Ability to adapt to a flexible and changing schedule to meet patient needs.
• Willing to participate in a rotating schedule including weekends.

• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:
  • Master’s degree in social work
• Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
  • MN licensure at the LICSW level.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Previous Hospice experience
  • Advance Care Planning experience
  • Experience with facilitation of goals of care conversations.

Park Nicollet offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, a retirement program, time away from work, insurance options, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, onsite clinic and much more!

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identify, status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.