Social Worker - Palliative Care at Cleveland Clinic

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Job Title

• Social Worker
• Palliative Care

Location

Avon

Facility

Avon Hospital

Department

Palliative and Supportive Care-Cancer Institute:

Job Code

T24068

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Avon Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients and is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.

As a Social Worker on our team, you will apply your expertise in crisis intervention, resource navigation, mediation, counseling, and patient empowerment to support individuals and families from diverse backgrounds and with varying needs. Your work will directly influence patients' lives, helping them move toward stability, healing, and improved overall well-being.

A caregiver in this position works days| full-time| 8: 00am—5:00pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Work collaboratively with healthcare teams to assess and plan interventions to help patients cope with social, emotional, financial and environmental problems.

• Perform psychosocial assessments and provide interventions to assist patients and families (e.g., counseling, education, advocacy, referrals, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, problem solving and coordinating family/team meetings).

• Provide and/or document treatment recommendations, professional recommendations, care coordination interventions and treatment plans.

• Engage patients and families in adhering to the treatment plan by reducing or eliminating barriers.

• Maintain a network of resources for consultation and connect patients with community resources.

• Supervise Social Work Interns and assist with training new caregivers.

• Educate other caregivers about the impact of social problems on health outcomes and the effectiveness of social interventions in improving outcomes.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from a CSWE accredited program

• Current state licensure as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW)

• State licensure as a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) within five years of hire

• Two years of experience in a hospital or healthcare setting

Physical Requirements:

• Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.
• May require periods of sitting, standing and the ability to walk to various locations throughout the Foundation to attend meetings.
• Must have normal or correction vision
• Must be able to clearly communicate verbally by phone.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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