Hybrid Palliative Care Licensed Clinical Social Worker chez Salinas Valley Health Clinics

SUMMARY

The Palliative Care LCSW provides emotional, psychological, and social support to patients with serious, life-limiting illnesses and their families. Their primary role is to help individuals navigate the complex challenges that come with serious illness, including end-of-life care, by offering counseling, facilitating communication, and assisting with decision-making. They work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure that the patient's emotional and social needs are met, advocating for the patient and their family within the healthcare system.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Includes but not limited to the following:

• Providing counseling and emotional support to patients and families, helping them cope with the emotional, social, and psychological impact of illness.
• Facilitating communication between the healthcare team, patients, and families to ensure that care goals are understood and aligned.
• Supporting advance care planning, including helping patients and families make informed decisions about treatment options, and discussing issues like living wills, power of attorney, and Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders.
• Crisis intervention, including managing situations where patients or families are experiencing significant distress or anxiety.
• Assessing family dynamics and providing referrals for additional services, such as grief counseling, financial assistance, or support groups.
• Educating and supporting family members, helping them understand the stages of illness, caregiving, and bereavement.
• Advocating for the patient’s psychosocial needs within the broader healthcare system, ensuring they receive the appropriate resources and care.
• Adheres to all department/facility policies.
• Must behave ethically and professionally.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Have a master's degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
• Prefer at least three years of full-time social work experience in palliative care

PREFERRED

QUALIFICATIONS  

• The role requires strong interpersonal skills, a deep understanding of human behavior, and expertise in the psychological aspects of chronic illness and end-of-life care. 
• Knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position
• Demonstrates resourcefulness, effective written and oral communication, diplomacy, organizational, and analytic skills.
• Self-directed, assertive and creative in problem solving, systems planning and patient care management in a high-volume work environment. 
• Must be capable of working with diverse populations.
• Must have emotional resilience and stability since the work often involves dealing with crises.
• Must have knowledge in caring for patients in different developmental stages throughout the life cycle.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES 

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

KNOWLEDGE

• The jobholder must demonstrate current competencies applicable to the job position. 
• Excellent customer service 
• Problem resolution skills 
• Critical thinking skills and ability to analyze datasets
• Effective verbal and writing skills 
• Microsoft Office knowledge (Word, Excel, and Outlook) 
• Demonstrates customer-focused interpersonal skills and interacts effectively with practitioners, the interdisciplinary healthcare team, community agencies, patients, and families who may have diverse opinions, values, and religious and cultural ideals.
• Demonstrates ability to work autonomously and be directly accountable for results
• Demonstrates flexibility 
• Exhibits capability to influence and negotiate individual and group decision making
• Possesses skills to function effectively in a fluid, dynamic, and rapidly changing environment
• Displays proven ability to positively influence behavior and outcomes

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:

Salinas Valley Health Clinics requires you to provethat you have received the COVID-19 vaccine or have a valid religious ormedical reason not to be vaccinated. 

Proof of identity and legal authority to work in theU.S. is a condition of employment.  Cypress Healthcare Partners/SalinasValley Health Clinics will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the target for new hire salaries for this position.