Social Worker 3 - Lcsw

FMOLHS

Lafayette, LA, United States
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Palliative care team
Patient and family advocacy
Interdisciplinary treatment plan
** The Palliative Care Social Worker position at FMOLHS in Lafayette, LA, involves providing psychosocial support and counseling to patients and families facing serious illnesses. This role requires collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to ensure holistic care and includes responsibilities such as facilitating family meetings and documentation. **

Job Summary

  • The Palliative Care Social Worker provides comprehensive psychosocial support and counseling to patients and their families as they navigate challenges of serious illness, end-of-life care, and bereavement.
  • This position includes facilitating family meetings, working with anticipatory grief and difficult family dynamics, understanding placement options and appropriate social, financial and legal services.
  • The position is an integral part of the interdisciplinary palliative care team, working collaboratively with the entire care team to ensure that patients and families receive holistic care that aligns with the mission and values of the health system.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 75

** The Palliative Care Social Worker position at FMOLHS in Lafayette, LA, involves providing psychosocial support and counseling to patients and families facing serious illnesses. This role requires collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to ensure holistic care and includes responsibilities such as facilitating family meetings and documentation. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Palliative care team
  • Patient and family advocacy
  • Interdisciplinary treatment plan
  • Community agency collaboration

Nice-to-have

  • Positive working environment
  • Life-long learning
  • Therapeutic milieu promotion

Key Requirements

  • Licensed or Master's degree clinical social worker
  • Crisis Intervention Training within 90 days
  • Previous experience in social work
  • Proficient English verbal and written communication

Work Rights

Not specified

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