Dartmouth Health
Lebanon, NH
52404808
Overview The inpatient Palliative Care social worker facilitates psychosocial assessments and clinical interventions with patients and families navigating serious illness and end-of-life at the Jack Byrne Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Responsibilities Manages and coordinates interdisciplinary care of defined populations through the care continuum from wellness through end of life from a psychological, social and environmental perspective. Identifies high risk patients requiring on-going coordination of care; performs a comprehensive patient/family assessment, develops a comprehensive treatment plan that will span the continuum of psychosocial issues, implements a plan of care to provide continuing support and coordination for patient/family with multiple complex system needs, manages benefits and negotiates continuing care services for enrollees in various health insurance plans, etc. Utilizes innovative strategies to advocate for patient needs and...