Palliative Care Social Worker LCSW ndash Palliative Care Work whereevery momentmatters Every day over Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common Pride in what we do knowing every moment matters here We invite you to become part of Connecticutrsquos most comprehensive healthcare networkSt Vincentrsquos Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than employees It includes a bed community teaching hospital a bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport a large multispecialty provider group and special needs services for adults and children St Vincentrsquos is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford HealthCare network and is the systemrsquos second largest hospitalJob SummaryAs a member of the Palliative Care Department the Palliative Care social workers will provide comprehensive clinical and psychosocial assessment and intervention for patients with serious illness The social worker must be comfortable working in a fast paced inpatient and outpatient setting where the structure of the day may change depending on patient family and staff needs The Palliative Care social worker provides support around adjustment to illness decision making eliciting goals of care and family coping along with the illness trajectory In keeping with the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Palliative and End of Life Care httpwwwsocialworkersorg the social worker will play a multidimensional role as clinician educator advocate and team consultant Responsibilities Performs comprehensive psychosocial assessments of hospitalized patients with serious illness Assists the health care team to integrate psychosocial factors into treatment plans Ability to analyze significant psychological physical emotional social and economic issues of patientsfamilies and to effectively communicate the relevance of such to other health care providers Ability to identify analyze and suggest interventions for difficult patientfamily management situations Provides social work intervention including counseling and support to assist patientsfamilies Demonstrates ability to form empathic relationships with patients families who have significant emotional adjustment and coping issues Effectively addresses quality of life and end of life issues within a culturally competent framework to support the equitable delivery of excellence in health care to all patients and families Assess patient familyrsquos level of understanding barriers to learning and to provide age specific and culturally competent education as needed Able to effectively assess and discuss the psychosocial issues of palliative care to patientsfamilies Arranges attends and actively participates in patientfamily conferences in person as well as via available telehealth resources Demonstrates commitment to continuous improvement by seeking ways of improving care effectiveness and efficiency within the Palliative Care Service through active participation in Huddles and meetings Maintains patient records and other documentation in a manner consistent with standards of clinical care hospital department third party and regulating agenciesrsquo policies and procedures and standards of risk management Attends Palliative Care Team rounds and all required departmental meetings Demonstrates awareness of and adherence to St Vincentrsquos Medical Center policies and procedures Maintains confidentiality and comply with professional ethics according to professional departmental and organizational standards and maintains current Connecticut license to practice social work Participates in continuing education opportunities to enhance and broaden skills relevant to job performance maintains documentation of continuing education and in service activities provided Participates in educational programs for St Vincentrsquos Medical Center staff as an expert on psychosocial issues in palliative care Works with members of the team to provide bereavement follow up for our palliative care patients Helps to ensure that we have appropriately documented Serious Illness Conversations as well as appropriately scanned in copies of other advance care planning documentation such as completed health care representative forms MOLST forms Living Wills Guardianship paperwork into the Electronic medical record for all patients seen by our service for palliative care consultationPalliative Care Social Worker LCSW ndash Palliative Care Work whereevery momentmatters Every day over Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common Pride in what we do knowing every moment matters here We invite you to become part of Connecticutrsquos most comprehensive healthcare networkSt Vincentrsquos Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than employees It includes a bed community teaching hospital a bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport a large multispecialty provider group and special needs services for adults and children St Vincentrsquos is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford HealthCare network and is the systemrsquos second largest hospitalJob SummaryAs a member of the Palliative Care Department the Palliative Care social workers will provide comprehensive clinical and psychosocial assessment and intervention for patients with serious illness The social worker must be comfortable working in a fast paced inpatient and outpatient setting where the structure of the day may change depending on patient family and staff needs The Palliative Care social worker provides support around adjustment to illness decision making eliciting goals of care and family coping along with the illness trajectory In keeping with the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Palliative and End of Life Care httpwwwsocialworkersorg the social worker will play a multidimensional role as clinician educator advocate and team consultant Responsibilities Performs comprehensive psychosocial assessments of hospitalized patients with serious illness Assists the health care team to integrate psychosocial factors into treatment plans Ability to analyze significant psychological physical emotional social and economic issues of patientsfamilies and to effectively communicate the relevance of such to other health care providers Ability to identify analyze and suggest interventions for difficult patientfamily management situations Provides social work intervention including counseling and support to assist patientsfamilies Demonstrates ability to form empathic relationships with patients families who have significant emotional adjustment and coping issues Effectively addresses quality of life and end of life issues within a culturally competent framework to support the equitable delivery of excellence in health care to all patients and families Assess patient familyrsquos level of understanding barriers to learning and to provide age specific and culturally competent education as needed Able to effectively assess and discuss the psychosocial issues of palliative care to patientsfamilies Arranges attends and actively participates in patientfamily conferences in person as well as via available telehealth resources Demonstrates commitment to continuous improvement by seeking ways of improving care effectiveness and efficiency within the Palliative Care Service through active participation in Huddles and meetings Maintains patient records and other documentation in a manner consistent with standards of clinical care hospital department third party and regulating agenciesrsquo policies and procedures and standards of risk management Attends Palliative Care Team rounds and all required departmental meetings Demonstrates awareness of and adherence to St Vincentrsquos Medical Center policies and procedures Maintains confidentiality and comply with professional ethics according to professional departmental and organizational standards and maintains current Connecticut license to practice social work Participates in continuing education opportunities to enhance and broaden skills relevant to job performance maintains documentation of continuing education and in service activities provided Participates in educational programs for St Vincentrsquos Medical Center staff as an expert on psychosocial issues in palliative care Works with members of the team to provide bereavement follow up for our palliative care patients Helps to ensure that we have appropriately documented Serious Illness Conversations as well as appropriately scanned in copies of other advance care planning documentation such as completed health care representative forms MOLST forms Living Wills Guardianship paperwork into the Electronic medical record for all patients seen by our service for palliative care consultationEducationmiddot Hold a masters degree from a social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education Completion of Post MSW Fellowship or Certification Program in Palliative Care preferred Licenses and Certificationsmiddot Licensed Clinical Social Worker LCSW with valid licensure in the State of Connecticutmiddot Seek Advanced Palliative and Hospice Social Worker ndash Certified APHSW C certification within years Experiencemiddot Two years of post MSW work experience in a healthcare settingmiddot Work experience in the field of palliative care hospice care or relevant disease specific specialty careWe take great care of careersWith locations around the state Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth Here you are part of an organization on the cutting edge ndash helping to bring new technologies breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men women and children We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure worklife balance Every moment matters And this isyour moment Educationmiddot Hold a masters degree from a social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education Completion of Post MSW Fellowship or Certification Program in Palliative Care preferred Licenses and Certificationsmiddot Licensed Clinical Social Worker LCSW with valid licensure in the State of Connecticutmiddot Seek Advanced Palliative and Hospice Social Worker ndash Certified APHSW C certification within years Experiencemiddot Two years of post MSW work experience in a healthcare settingmiddot Work experience in the field of palliative care hospice care or relevant disease specific specialty careWe take great care of careersWith locations around the state Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth Here you are part of an organization on the cutting edge ndash helping to bring new technologies breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men women and children We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure worklife balance Every moment matters And this isyour moment