Pediatric Palliative Care Social Worker
Company: Jordan Hospital
Location: Plymouth
Posted on: June 19, 2022
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Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities: In accordance with Agency goals,
provides coordination of palliative medical services for children
and families enrolled in the Fragile Footprints Pediatric
Palliative Care Program. + Provides clinical assessment of children
diagnosed with life-limiting illness. + Collaborates with other
team members and other health care providers to provide a
coordinated plan of care for the child which extends across all
care settings and must withstand complex, competing and shifting
goals of care. + Works in collaboration with other health care
providers to provide support, psychosocial education and counseling
to the child and family about the child's life-limiting diagnosis,
prognosis, psychological stress, fears and anxieties, advance care
planning, advance directives, withholding or withdrawing
life-sustaining therapies and options for the plans of care
including end of life decisions. + Provides and coordinates sibling
support. + Consults with primary care and other providers to
provide information about the full range of clinical resources
available to the child and makes referrals to other community
resources and services to support the plan of care and needs of the
child and family. + Collaborates with the primary care and other
providers to support and promote the normal growth and development
of the child and his or her siblings. + Initiates and/or responds
to questions regarding end-of-life care in collaboration with other
TEAM members and primary care providers. + Participates as an
active member of the Interdisciplinary Pediatric Palliative Team to
ensure compliance to the pediatric palliative care standards and to
ensure the needs of the children and families enrolled in the
program are fully met. It is understood that this is a summary of
key job functions and does not include every detail of the job that
may reasonably be required. Education/Experience Required: + Recent
experience with medically fragile children and families + Knowledge
of age-appropriate responses to illness and stress + Hospice and/or
palliative care experience preferred + Comprehensive knowledge of
the palliative model of care delivery + Excellent written, oral and
presentation skills + Demonstrated ability at self-organization and
effective documentation + Demonstrated clinical and customer
service approach in hospice, palliative care or related field
Registration/Certification: + Current Massachusetts LICSW licensure
or eligible
Keywords: Jordan Hospital, Plymouth , Pediatric Palliative Care Social Worker, Healthcare , Plymouth, Massachusetts
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