Job Summary

Works with health care team that includes physicians, nurses, therapists, and other allied departments to care for patients. Provides appropriate assessment and interventions for the psychosocial and continued care needs of patients and families and including the recommendations of team members. Coordinates utilization of resources in the most cost-effective manner to meet patient's ongoing physical, psychosocial and continuing care needsPediatric Palliative Care Department

Job Duties

• Provides physicians and members of the interdisciplinary health care team with appropriate and timely biopsychosocial information related to the patient's need for medical care and evaluates the plan of care with changing conditions, additional information or upon request and referral.
• Identifies patient's psychosocial needs in collaboration with the health care team and implements plan of care and appropriate intervention to meet identified needs.
• Reviews medical record, interviews patient and family members or responsible party.
• Discusses case with the multidisciplinary team to develop and implement appropriate interventions.
• Assesses patient and family level of understanding of diagnosis and treatment and determines ability to comply with medical recommendations.
• Provides intervention to maximize compliance with treatment plans.
• Evaluates patient psychosocial, living situation, available supports, and incorporates treatment team recommendations for post discharge care.
• Seeks clarification of information as needed and follows up on outstanding information that impacts final plans and referrals needed.
• Educates patients and families of applicable resources, limitations and relevant financial issues of the services to meet patient needs.
• Coordinates internal and external services to meet the identified needs of patient.
• Communicates to patients, families, and multidisciplinary team in a timely manner when the changes in patient care needs require a change in the expected discharge plan, available community resources, and alternatives that are appropriate to meet the revised plan of care.
• Referrals are completed to appropriate community resources in a timely manner to ensure patient discharges are not delayed due to avoidable actions.
• Assists with completion of resource forms as needed to facilitate timely services to patients.
• Ensures patients are offered choice of vendors in selection of referrals to meet post acute needs.

 

Position Details

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Social Work (Required), Master's Degree-Social Work (Preferred)

Experience

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Valid Driver's License - Default Issuing Body

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.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

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