LICSW - Outpatient Hospice

Park Nicollet is looking to hire a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, (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: 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) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Work (LICSW) license upon start date: 
  • 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:

• 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!