Social Worker Pediatric Palliative Care

Care Dimensions has a truly meaningful purpose – to provide compassionate care to our patients who are faced with an advanced or end-of-life illness.  Since 1978, Care Dimensions has been a driving force in expanding access to hospice and palliative care in Massachusetts.  At Care Dimensions, we invest in people who take pride in caring and supporting.  We support and strengthen our people with extensive training, teamwork and technology.  Our values are embedded in our work, each and every day:  Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration, Integrity, Responsiveness, Innovation.  As part of the Care Dimensions team, you’ll gain the support and inspiration for a career you’ll find meaningful every day.

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Care Dimensions has a truly meaningful purpose – to provide compassionate care to our patients who are faced with an advanced or end-of-life illness.  Since 1978, Care Dimensions has been a driving force in expanding access to hospice and palliative care in Massachusetts.  At Care Dimensions, we invest in people who take pride in caring and supporting.  We support and strengthen our people with extensive training, teamwork and technology.  Our values are embedded in our work, each and every day:  Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration, Integrity, Responsiveness, Innovation.  As part of the Care Dimensions team, you’ll gain the support and inspiration for a career you’ll find meaningful every day.

Great benefits, generous earned time (vacation days) program, tuition reimbursement, student loan payback program, and so much more!!

Summary

Reporting to the Palliative Care Clinical Manager, Pediatric Palliative Care Social Worker is responsible for providing ongoing psychosocial assessments and advocate for interventions that alleviate burden and facilitate coping for assigned pediatric palliative care patients and their families.  The Pediatric Palliative Social worker participates in family support, teaching, counseling, education, and advanced care planning in collaboration with the pediatric palliative care interdisciplinary team.

What You'll Bring 

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, LICSW or LCSW required.


• Demonstrate experience working with children and families in clinical capacity.


• Demonstrate experience working with life-threatening conditions and chronic disease.


• One year work experience in hospice and/or palliative care preferred.


• Experience in the use of electronic medical record preferred.


• Strong verbal and written, communication skills with patients, caretakers and providers.


• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.


• Demonstrated Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team.


• Demonstrated organizational skills, time management skills.


• Fluency in Spanish and/ or Portuguese beneficial.

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Benefits are offered to employees that are scheduled to work 20+ hours/week, which include a generous earned time (vacation days) program, tuition reimbursement, scholarship programs, student loan paydown program, two retirement plans, in addition to medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, and so much more!

Care Dimensions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Applicants needing a reasonable accommodation during any part of the interview process may request one.