Social Worker MSW - Outpatient MAID clinic

We are recruiting for a motivated Social Worker MSW - Outpatient MAID clinic to join our team!

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Department

Emergency Department Physician

Job Summary

Under general supervision, the Medical Aid in Dying Program Coordinator plans, organizes, and implements social work treatment for terminally ill patients accessing the Colorado End of Life Options Act through Denver Health while also supporting their next of kin. The Program Coordinator assesses the biopsychosocial needs of patients and families and creates an individual plan of care, as it relates to the patient's current health concerns and ongoing access to care outside of DH. Provides clinical interventions that help meet identified needs by utilizing personal, family and community resources. Provides crisis intervention, supportive counseling, case consultation and care coordination services. The Program Coordinator is also responsible for executing administrative tasks related to patients completing access to Medical Aid In Dying as required by the law.

Essential Functions:

• Conducts comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments that are thorough, individualized, objective and complete. Provides intervention appropriate to the presenting problem. Utilizes key case management components including assessment/reassessment, care planning, coordination of care, and documentation. Evaluates emotional components, impact of health issues and assists patient to identify strengths, dysfunctional factors and to establish detailed discharge/transition of care plans. Provides care coordination throughout the continuum of care and/or hospitalization from case referral to case closure.(20%)

• Facilities end of life conversations with terminally ill patients and their families, including education related to the Colorado End of Life Options Act and the MAiD Clinic at Denver Health. (20%)

• Coordinates care across varying care teams both within the Denver Health system and in the community, including but not limited to hospices, primary care offices, specialists, and other community partners. (10%)

• Collects necessary medical records related to patient care as required by Colorado law for the Medical Aid in Dying process and registers/schedules all patients in Epic for the MAiD Medical Director. (20%)

• Applies knowledge of individual, group and family functioning to ensure appropriateness of treatment methods to assist patient in achieving care plan goals. Demonstrates the ability to develop effective brief interventions that are socio-culturally sensitive. (5%)

• Routinely consults, negotiates, and coordinates with internal and external resources to assure collaborative efforts to maximize patient outcomes (5%)

• Facilitates multi-disciplinary communications and patient care meetings (i.e. case conferences/family meetings, rounding) and utilizes information to assess and reassess care needs. Demonstrates and educates staff as to the scope of function of the Social Work role in the health care team. Ensures patient involvement in care planning and goal setting with informed consent documented. Demonstrates knowledge and applicability of the principles of growth and development over the life span, as well as demonstrating the ability to assess the patient’s status and interpreting appropriate cultural information of the patient(s) to whom care/service is being delivered/provided. Demonstrates knowledge of major concepts principles and theories of normal and abnormal human development, and its application to specific age groups. Utilizes knowledge of patient populations’ cultural, religious, ethnic and social systems in interactions, care planning and education. Demonstrates comprehensive effective knowledge of programs, eligibility, and skill in obtaining appropriate resource/services; is able to educate others, to identify gaps and suggest alternatives.(5%)
• Assists clients to maximize adjustment to illness/disability/trauma by addressing biopsychosocial issues and enhancing problem solving and coping skills. Evaluates emotional components, impact of health issues and assists client to identify disruptive factors to establish treatment goals. (5%)

Education:

• Master's Degree From an CSWE accredited college or university Required

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years experience working with hospice or end of life care. Preferred experience working with those who have accessed the Colorado End of