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Carle Foundation Hospital Social Worker (LCSW) - Palliative Care in Urbana, Illinois

Social Worker (LCSW) - Palliative Care

  • Department: Palliative Care - CPG

  • Entity: Champaign-Urbana Service Area

  • Job Category: Mental Health

  • Employment Type: Full - Time

  • Job ID: 46014

  • Experience Required: None

  • Education Required: Not Indicated

  • Shift: Day

  • Location: Urbana, IL

  • Usual Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8a-5p

  • On Call Requirements: No

  • Work Location: Carle Foundation Hospital

  • Secondary Job Category: Allied Health

  • Weekend Requirements: No

  • Holiday Requirements: No

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    Position Summary:

    The Palliative Medicine LCSW position is responsible for interventions with patients who have complex psychosocial needs, require assistance with determining goals of care, communicating patient and family psychosocial issues, require assistance with eligibility determination for social programs and funding sources and qualify for community assistance form a variety of special funds and agencies. The position offers therapeutic counseling and crisis intervention to patients and families with psychosocial needs and coordinates/ facilitates the development of a discharge plan of care for palliative care patients.

    Qualifications:

    EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or Master's Degree in Social Work CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Illinois upon hire. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Attend and satisfactorily complete all required continuing education regarding the care of acute stroke patients

    SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Ability to coordinate multiple projects concurrently and establish priorities. Possesses strong planning and organizational skills. Self-motivated. Requires flexibility in hours and job duties. Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups. Strong clinical assessment, planning, and goal development skills Requires knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span Requires strong communication skills in giving and receiving information, providing counseling, and developing positive helping relationships with patients and families.

    Essential Functions:

  • Identifying the patient/family unique psychosocial needs

  • Assessing patient/family risk for psychosocial distress or complicated grief

  • Assessing and enhancing patient/family strengths and coping skills

  • Assessing and enhancing the responsiveness of the environment and connecting the patient, family , and caregiver with community resources as needed

  • Identifying psychosocial interventions to be offered as part of the evolving comprehensive plan of care developed in accordance with the patient/family wishes and interdisciplinary team

  • Providing intervention for specific symptom relief and to reduce risk for distress

  • Assessing and managing psychosocial aspects of pain

  • Screening for psychopathology and abuse and educating / intervening accordingly

  • Evaluation the efficacy of treatment interventions

  • Advocating for organizational policies/ procedures that ensure access to quality care for all patients/families facing serious and life-limiting illness

  • Assessing patients and families psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning levels, appropriateness and adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness, and ability to cope.

  • Counsels patients/families regarding emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness or disability; access and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs.

  • Shows respect for patient/family dignity and privacy in all patient/family interactions. Establishes and maintains trust within the social worker- patient/family relationship

  • Listens and acknowledges patients/family knowledge of self and engages their participation in care

  • Interprets and communicates complex patient/family needs and role models caring practices to other caregivers

  • Drives and coordinates meaningful patient/family and professional communication to ensure positive psychological and psychosocial outcome for patients/families

  • Collaborates with others (patients/families/healthcare providers/community) to promote and encourage each person’s contributions toward achieving optimal and realistic patient goals

  • Participate in goals of care conversations.

  • May participate in discharge planning rounds, care conferences, and communicates with physicians as appropriate.

  • physician/LCSW working in concert to ensure patients are being seen and cared for

    We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.

Effective September 20, 2021, the COVID 19 vaccine is required for all new Carle Health team members. Requests for medical or religious exemption will be permitted.

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