Social Worker - IP Hospice/Palliative Care

Type of Opportunity: Full Time
FTE: 1.000000
Exempt: Yes
Work Schedule: Varied Days and Hours

Now offering Sign-on bonuses & Relocation assistance available for those who qualify.

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Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Strongline Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Shift differentials for nights and weekends
• Differentials for higher education, certifications and various lead roles
• Malpractice liability insurance

Summary:
The Hospice/Palliative Social Worker is a consultative service within the hospital setting. In this role you focus on the quality of life while patients are being treated for chronic or serious illness. These illnesses are life-threatening: though they do not necessarily have to be terminal, but often times are. Palliative is a multidisciplinary team approach to care focusing on 1. symptom management, 2. decision making and 3. planning future care based on what the patient's wants and wishes are. This role is highly specialized and offers the opportunity to help patients identify and explore the options they have available to them for their care going forward, which of those options align with their values, how they want to manage their illness, and control their own lives. This position provides the social worker the chance to work with patients and their families utilizing their medical crisis counseling skills. This role will receive referrals, and consults for patients from at risk populations from interdisciplinary team members (including physicians, Case Managers, staff nurses and other members of the care team) in addition to case finding. Social work interventions and services may be assigned via phone and/or via telehealth means.

*Masters degree in Social Work required and must hold current license from the State of New Mexico as a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), plus five years hospital social work or discharge planning experience in relevant setting.

*Licensed Master Social Work (LMSW) licensure plus ten years hospital social work or discharge planning experience in relevant setting.

Working knowledge/experience in case management. National Case Management or Hospice/Palliative Social Work certification preferred.

Education:
* Master Degree

Credentials:
* Licensed Master Social Worker

* Licensed Independent Social Worker

* Licensed Clincial Social Worker

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system comprised of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 13,000 employees - including more than 1,200 providers and nearly 3,500 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 640,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

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