Licensed Social Worker, (LGSW, LISW or LICSW) - Outpatient Hospice

Park Nicollet is looking to hire a Licensed Social Worker, (LGSW, LISW or LICSW), to join our Outpatient Hospice team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day.

Position Summary:

1. Provides supportive services to help meet the patient/family social, emotional, economic, and environment needs in relation to the impact of a chronic, acute, or terminal illness though education, support/counseling, and referrals/coordination of community resources.
2. Completes timely visits to meet patient/family needs and ensure program compliance.
3. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide whole person care addressing bio-psycho-social needs of patients and family.
4. Provide patients/families with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute or terminal illness through education, support/counseling and referrals for community resources.

Work Schedule: On-Call; 8am-4:30pm M-F.

Required Qualifications:

• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:
  
  
  
  • Master's degree in social work
  
  
• Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
  
  
  
  • Must have Minnesota (MN) Social Work license upon start date:
    
    
    
    • MN must have one of the following:
    • Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) or
    • Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) or
    • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
    • If licensed at LGSW level, must be working toward LISW or LICSW licensure.
    
    
  • Must have vehicle, driver's license and current auto insurance. Must meet all criteria required under Park Nicollet's Automobile Liability Guidelines
  
  
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  
  
  
  • Strong psychosocial assessment skills and implementation of interventions based on Social Work assessment.
  
  
• General Roles
  
  
  
  • Ability to function independently with minimal supervision.
  • Experience and comfort providing services in the community, including patient homes.
  • Knowledge of reimbursement procedures as well as knowledge of community resources.
  • Ability to function effectively on an interdisciplinary team.
  • Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal form within the interdisciplinary team.
  • Ability to independently carry out directions and follow medical orders for services.
  • Computer experience including documentation in an electronic medical record.
  • Comfort or experience working within serious illness or end of life.
  • Ability to adapt to a flexible and changing schedule to meet patient needs.
  • Willing to participate in a rotating schedule including weekends.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:
  
  
  
  • Master's degree in social work
  
  
• Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
  
  
  
  • MN licensure at the LICSW level.
  
  
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  
  
  
  • Previous Hospice experience
  • Advance Care Planning experience
  • Experience with facilitation of goals of care conversations.
  
  

Benefits:

Park Nicollet offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, a retirement program, time away from work, insurance options, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, onsite clinic and much more!