Clinical Social Worker FT Palliative Care
Company: UCHealth
Location: aurora
Posted on: May 3, 2021
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Job Description:
Assesses patients and/or patient's family, caregivers, and/or
legal representatives and arranges for needed interventions. Plans
interventions to help patients cope with social, emotional,
economic, and environmental problems and provides short term
treatment planning for mental, emotional and behavioral disorders,
conditions and addictions. **Work Schedule:** Full Time Days Responsibilities: Participates in case reviews to evaluate care management and
progress toward goals. Consults with healthcare team members to
promote, monitor, and evaluate compliance with patient's treatment
plan. Assists with discharge planning and processes. Identifies
appropriate resources, including transportation, housing,
healthcare, and social/spiritual services, and provides referrals
as part of the discharge plan. Periodically administers and interprets tests and measures of
psychosocial functioning for the purpose of diagnosing mental,
emotional, behavioral, addictive and developmental disorders and
disabilities, implementing appropriate assessment-based treatment
plan. Supervises and/or trains new staff, lower level social workers,
students or interns. Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive
judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be
able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate
action. **Requirements:** + Credentials:Essential:* Licensed Clinical Social Worker + Other information:Minimum Required Education: Master's degree
in Social Work. Required Licensure/Certification: State licensure
as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Minimum Experience:
None Required + This position is specificallyfor a Palliative Care Social
Worker with the UCH Palliative Care Service + Commitment to obtaining theAdvanced Certified Hospice and
Palliative Social Worker (ACHP-SW) within 2years, and meeting
educational and state requirements to maintaincertification. + Minimum 2 years of clinicalexperience in hospital, long-term
care, or hospice setting. **Preferred Qualifications** + This position is specifically for a Palliative Care Social
Worker with the UCH Palliative Care Service + Minimum 2 years of clinical experience in hospital, long-term
care, or hospice setting. + Please include cover letter and resume for consideration. **_The pay range for this position is: $27.61 - $41.41 /
hour_** **An annual bonus may be paid to eligible employees based upon
organizational and individual performance.** UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive
total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this
package are full medical, dental and vision coverage; retirement
plans; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance
with additional buy-up coverage options; tuition and continuing
education reimbursement; and a full suite of voluntary benefits
such as identity theft protection and pet insurance. Our employees
and their family members have full access to our Employee
Assistance Program, which includes up to 5 free counseling visits
and work/life solutions, such as one free legal consultation. In
addition, other emotional counseling support is available depending
upon their need. **At UCHealth, we do things differently** We believe in something different: a focus on the individuality
of every person. In big ways and small, we exist to improve the
extraordinary lives of all those we serve. As Colorado's largest
and most innovative health care system, we as a team deliver on the
commitment to provide the best possible experience for our patients
and their families. We foster a true human connection and give
people the freedom to live extraordinary lives. A career at
UCHealth is more than a job, it's a passion. Going beyond quality requires the perfect balance of talent,
integrity, drive and intellectual curiosity. We are looking for
individuals who recognize, like us, that the world of medicine is
ever-changing and are motivated to do what is right, not what is
easy. We support creativity and curiosity so that each of us can
find the extraordinary qualities within ourselves. At UCHealth,
we'll do everything in our power to make sure you grow and have a
meaningful career. There's no limits to your potential here. **Be Extraordinary. Join Us Today!** UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents
and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our
institution. As an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer,
UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on
valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in
any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be
discriminated against because of the individual's race, creed,
color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, mental
or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity,
transgender status, genetic information or veteran status. UCHealth
does not discriminate against any "qualified applicant with a
disability" as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act
and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an
undue hardship on the organization.
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