Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Palliative Care
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Wellbeing Services, Social Work
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Radiation Oncology Division
Date Posted: 12/04/2024
Job ID: R-70121

Job Summary

Will serve as a member of a multidisciplinary Palliative Care team with liaison responsibilities with hospitals and other community organizations. This position includes facilitating family meetings, working with anticipatory grief and difficult family dynamics, understanding placement options, and appropriate social, financial, and legal services.

Job Duties

Provides outpatient psycho-social evaluation for advanced illness patient population.
Develops plan of intervention, caseload can consist of inpatients and outpatient as well as family members.
Documents in the electronic health record
Communicates effectively on an interdisciplinary level throughout the continuum of care
Participates actively as a team member in meetings and demonstrates a professional working relationship with all levels of staff
Regularly acts as a liaison between medical and nursing staff, patients and outside agencies.
Attends to the needs of the advanced complex illness population
Participates in in-service and staff development activities by attendance, serving on planning committees and or offering topics for pertinent educational programs
Accepts personal responsibility for professional growth and development and own work responsibilities
Pursues knowledge of palliative care and its benefit to patients and families; attends conferences and seeks out learning; pursues advanced certification in palliative care social work.
Communicates appropriately using good interpersonal skills
Serves, manages and supports internal and external customers
Participates in performance improvement activities
Accurately code services using current billing codes as applicable with system/department procedures

Work is typically performed in a clinical and office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position

Position Details

Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. To learn more: https://jobs.geisinger.org/diversity 

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one 
Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents  
Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)  
Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage  
401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions  
Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly  
Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year  
MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive  
Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones  
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.  
Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance

Education

Master's Degree-Social Work (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 3 years-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Default Issuing Body

Our Purpose & Values

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Palliative Care