Description

Location: UCHealth UCHlth Anschutz Inpt Pavilion, US:CO:Aurora

Department: UCHA Palliative Care

FTE: Part Time, 0.5, 40.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Days

• Please include cover letter and resume for consideration.

Pay: $33.82 - $50.73 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicants relevant experienceSummary:This position is specifically for a Palliative Care Social Worker with the University of Colorado Hospital Palliative Care Service. Positions may include working in the inpatient, emergency department, and clinic settings. Assists in facilitating values-based goals of care discussions, advance care planning conversations, and transitions of care for palliative care service patients. Assesses patients and/or patients family, caregivers, and/or legal representatives and arranges for needed interventions. Plans palliative care-focused interventions to help patients cope with physical, social, emotional, economic, and environmental concerns and provides short term treatment planning for grief support.Responsibilities:

• Provides specialty-level palliative care psychosocial support to palliative care service patients through direct counseling and collaborative visits, with cultural humility and sensitivity.
• Performs and documents palliative care psychosocial assessments on the palliative care service patients.
• Collaborates and serves as a resource for social worker team members working with palliative care service patients in the hospital.
• Collaborates and assists the palliative care service in patient-family meetings for values-based goal setting and care planning.
• Participates in resourcing of outpatient services relevant to the palliative care service patients.
• Coordinates educational and outreach services relevant to the social service-palliative care interface.
• 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:

• Masters degree in Social Work.
• State licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

Preferred:

• Commitment to obtaining Palliative Care certification within 2 years.
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in the hospital setting. Palliative care clinical experience is strongly preferred.

We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.UCHealth invests in its Workforce.UCHealth offers a Three Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employees contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October following completion of three years employment.UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package (benefit eligibility is based off of FTE status):

• Medical, dental and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
• 403(b) with employer matching contributions
• Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
• Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options
• Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options
• Wellness benefits
• Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs
• Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year

Loan Repayment:

• UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.

UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an 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 individuals race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. 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. Who We Are (uchealth.org)AF123