Boston Medical Center (BMC)
Clinical Social Worker - Palliative Care
Boston Medical Center (BMC), Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Clinical Social Worker - Palliative Care
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Position Summary The Palliative Care Service provides patient and family care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing and treating suffering through the continuum of illness.
Position
Department: Palliative Care
Schedule: Full Time
Essential Responsibilities / Duties Direct Patient Care duties
Develop comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments responsive to age appropriate and cultural needs and concerns; specific to patients with chronic and terminal illness and their families.
Assess patient-family-caregiver to ascertain physical, psychological, socioeconomic, spiritual, and symptom management needs. Utilizes the palliative care department’s psychosocial assessment tool as a guideline.
Incorporate assessments in developing and implementing intervention plans that enhance the clients’ abilities and decisions in palliative and end of life care.
Identify barriers and risk factors, including structural or systemic issues, that may impede symptom management, response to treatment and patient/family care.
Employ a range of clinical interventions such as psychotherapy (individuals, couples, families and group), psychosocial counseling, crisis intervention, care coordination, complementary therapies, information and referral and safety planning.
Advocate on behalf of patients and families for access to services and resources.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of the theoretical, systemic, and bio-psychosocial factors essential to caring for patients with chronic and terminal illness and their families.
Conduct and/or participate in initial palliative care consults.
Provide psychosocial consultation on patient-care planning and patient/family management.
Recognize and intervene in issues of loss and adaptation along the illness continuum and through bereavement.
Assess bereavement risk.
Assist the palliative care team in facilitating patient-family-team meetings.
Report any and all suspected cases of abuse and neglect and follow up to ensure patient receives timely comprehensive consultations and compliance with legal mandates.
Appropriately document all practice with patients.
Maintain patient confidentiality according to hospital policy. Practices professional discretion when determining the inclusion of any patient information into medical record or department clinical record notes.
Comply with departmental, regulatory and professional requirements for documentation recording.
Administrative And General Duties
Work independently and collaboratively on an interdisciplinary team.
Serve as an effective liaison between the palliative care service and other social work services if needed.
Work effectively as part of the palliative care team, as well as with various clinicians throughout the hospital system.
Provide guidance and psychosocial dynamics instruction to interdisciplinary colleagues.
Attend scheduled palliative care service meetings and in-service education program offerings with punctuality and consistency.
Maintain competency in areas of responsibility to ensure quality care.
Obtain continuing education units necessary to maintain licensure.
Conform to hospital standards of conduct, including those pertaining to patient rights, so that the best possible patient care may be provided.
Seek assistance from individuals with the knowledge of specialized needs of patient groups, as appropriate.
Education Requires Master’s Degree from an accredited school of Social Work.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required
Requires a Massachusetts Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW).
New graduates and out-of-state MSW-prepared Social Workers are expected to obtain their Massachusetts license within 90 days of hire date.
Experience
Full‑time work experience in palliative care and end‑of‑life care strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience working with diverse and high‑risk populations.
Previous experience in a healthcare setting strongly preferred.
Knowledge And Skills
Knowledge and a thorough understanding of palliative and end‑of‑life care.
Ability to work in an integrated interdisciplinary team.
Ability to understand the role of a palliative care social worker in a health care setting and to work independently in a complex, fast‑paced, and dynamic environment.
Excellent organizational skills.
Effective communication skills. Bilingual or multi‑lingual skills appropriate to the patient population served is a plus.
Advanced interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with various healthcare professionals, and to develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Cultural humility and comfort with a wide range of racial and ethnic populations.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Veterans According to the FTC, there has been a rise in employment offer scams. Our current job openings are listed on our website and applications are received only through our website. We do not ask or require downloads of any applications, or “apps” job offers are not extended over text messages or social media platforms. We do not ask individuals to purchase equipment for or prior to employment.
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Position Summary The Palliative Care Service provides patient and family care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing and treating suffering through the continuum of illness.
Position
Department: Palliative Care
Schedule: Full Time
Essential Responsibilities / Duties Direct Patient Care duties
Develop comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments responsive to age appropriate and cultural needs and concerns; specific to patients with chronic and terminal illness and their families.
Assess patient-family-caregiver to ascertain physical, psychological, socioeconomic, spiritual, and symptom management needs. Utilizes the palliative care department’s psychosocial assessment tool as a guideline.
Incorporate assessments in developing and implementing intervention plans that enhance the clients’ abilities and decisions in palliative and end of life care.
Identify barriers and risk factors, including structural or systemic issues, that may impede symptom management, response to treatment and patient/family care.
Employ a range of clinical interventions such as psychotherapy (individuals, couples, families and group), psychosocial counseling, crisis intervention, care coordination, complementary therapies, information and referral and safety planning.
Advocate on behalf of patients and families for access to services and resources.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of the theoretical, systemic, and bio-psychosocial factors essential to caring for patients with chronic and terminal illness and their families.
Conduct and/or participate in initial palliative care consults.
Provide psychosocial consultation on patient-care planning and patient/family management.
Recognize and intervene in issues of loss and adaptation along the illness continuum and through bereavement.
Assess bereavement risk.
Assist the palliative care team in facilitating patient-family-team meetings.
Report any and all suspected cases of abuse and neglect and follow up to ensure patient receives timely comprehensive consultations and compliance with legal mandates.
Appropriately document all practice with patients.
Maintain patient confidentiality according to hospital policy. Practices professional discretion when determining the inclusion of any patient information into medical record or department clinical record notes.
Comply with departmental, regulatory and professional requirements for documentation recording.
Administrative And General Duties
Work independently and collaboratively on an interdisciplinary team.
Serve as an effective liaison between the palliative care service and other social work services if needed.
Work effectively as part of the palliative care team, as well as with various clinicians throughout the hospital system.
Provide guidance and psychosocial dynamics instruction to interdisciplinary colleagues.
Attend scheduled palliative care service meetings and in-service education program offerings with punctuality and consistency.
Maintain competency in areas of responsibility to ensure quality care.
Obtain continuing education units necessary to maintain licensure.
Conform to hospital standards of conduct, including those pertaining to patient rights, so that the best possible patient care may be provided.
Seek assistance from individuals with the knowledge of specialized needs of patient groups, as appropriate.
Education Requires Master’s Degree from an accredited school of Social Work.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required
Requires a Massachusetts Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW).
New graduates and out-of-state MSW-prepared Social Workers are expected to obtain their Massachusetts license within 90 days of hire date.
Experience
Full‑time work experience in palliative care and end‑of‑life care strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience working with diverse and high‑risk populations.
Previous experience in a healthcare setting strongly preferred.
Knowledge And Skills
Knowledge and a thorough understanding of palliative and end‑of‑life care.
Ability to work in an integrated interdisciplinary team.
Ability to understand the role of a palliative care social worker in a health care setting and to work independently in a complex, fast‑paced, and dynamic environment.
Excellent organizational skills.
Effective communication skills. Bilingual or multi‑lingual skills appropriate to the patient population served is a plus.
Advanced interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with various healthcare professionals, and to develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Cultural humility and comfort with a wide range of racial and ethnic populations.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Veterans According to the FTC, there has been a rise in employment offer scams. Our current job openings are listed on our website and applications are received only through our website. We do not ask or require downloads of any applications, or “apps” job offers are not extended over text messages or social media platforms. We do not ask individuals to purchase equipment for or prior to employment.
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